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From the Men in Blazers Media Network, global football's biggest stories and headlines, straight from Europe's back pages, produced in London and delivered directly into your ears to start every morning.
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Men in Blazers: Early Kick Off Wondery

    • Sports
    • 5.0 • 336 Ratings

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From the Men in Blazers Media Network, global football's biggest stories and headlines, straight from Europe's back pages, produced in London and delivered directly into your ears to start every morning.
To listen to Pods from the main Men in Blazers Podcast Feed, visit us here: https://mibcourage.co/3gzu3zF

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    04/26/24: City batter seagulls, Slot want reds job, beautiful father-son moment

    04/26/24: City batter seagulls, Slot want reds job, beautiful father-son moment

    This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers media network and presented by our great friends of the pod STōK Cold Brew Coffee, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.




    On today's episode: Manchester City comfortably beat Brighton 4-0 to put them one step closer to the Premier League title, Roma win their 18 minute match against Udinese, Arne Slot confirms that he'd like the Liverpool job, a preview of this weekend's football including some big semi-finals in the Women's Champions League and hear a brilliant call from a Doncaster Rovers fan about a special moment between him and his Dad at a match last weekend.




    Football don't sleep, and neither do we.




    This episode was made in the UK (and Italy) for Men In Blazers by…




    Host: Betty Glover

    Producer: Sammy James

    Exec Producer: George Cooper

    Researcher: Jack Collins

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    • 10 min
    04/25/24: Miracle on Merseyside, Xavi staying at Barca, 18-minute match

    04/25/24: Miracle on Merseyside, Xavi staying at Barca, 18-minute match

    This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers media network and presented by our great friends of the pod STōK Cold Brew Coffee, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.

    On today's episode: Everton stun Liverpool 2-0 at Goodison Park, Crystal Palace defeat Newcastle to win 3 on the bounce, Manchester United to it the hard way against Sheffield United, Bayern Munich open talks with Ralf Rangnick, Xavi to stay at Barcelona, Feyenoord playing hard-ball with Liverpool over Arne Slot, and Thursday’s 18-minute Serie A match. 

    Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

    This episode was made in the UK for Men In Blazers by…

    Host: Sammy James

    Producer: George Cooper

    Researcher: Jack Collins

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    • 9 min
    04/24/24: Arsenal humiliate Chelsea, Liverpool plot Arne Slot, Neal Maupay draws line

    04/24/24: Arsenal humiliate Chelsea, Liverpool plot Arne Slot, Neal Maupay draws line

    This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers media network and presented by our great friends of the pod STōK Cold Brew Coffee, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.

    On today's episode: Arsenal wallop Chelsea 5-0 at The Emirates, Liverpool have potentially found their new manager, Leicester City edge closer to the Premier League, Juventus through to the Coppa Italia final, Unai Emery contract extension and the Premier League’s biggest shithouse Neal Maupay draws the line.  

    Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

    This episode was made in the UK for Men In Blazers by…

    Host: Sammy James

    Producer: George Cooper

    Researcher: Jack Collins

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    • 10 min
    04/23/24: Inter Milan win Serie A, Ashley Young trolls Forest, Anne Hathaway’s a Gooner

    04/23/24: Inter Milan win Serie A, Ashley Young trolls Forest, Anne Hathaway’s a Gooner

    This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers media network and presented by our great friends of the pod STōK Cold Brew Coffee, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.

    On today's episode: Inter Milan defeat arch rivals AC Milan to lift the Serie A trophy, more fallout from that Nottingham Forest tweet, Leeds keep promotion dreams alive, Barcelona president Joan Laporta may request El Classico replay, Spain's World Cup winning midfielder Aitana Bonmati wins Sportswoman of the Year award, Tuesday night football preview (including Arsenal v Chelsea), plus Trossard interrupts an Anne Hathaway interview.  

    Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

    This episode was made in the UK for Men In Blazers by…

    Host: Sammy James

    Producer: George Cooper

    Researcher: Jack Collins

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    • 10 min
    04/22/24: Epic FA Cup semi, title race heats up, Forest’s bizarre tweet

    04/22/24: Epic FA Cup semi, title race heats up, Forest’s bizarre tweet

    This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers media network and presented by our great friends of the pod STōK Cold Brew Coffee, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.

    On today's episode: Coventry City and Manchester United play out one of the greatest FA Cup semi-finals of all-time, Manchester City cruise past Chelsea to reach the final, Arsenal and Liverpool maintain pressure on City in the title race, Jude Bellingham scores to win Real Madrid another El Classico, Sergino Dest could be out for Copa, and Nottingham Forest post bizarre tweet following their loss to Everton.

    Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

    This episode was made in the UK for Men In Blazers by…

    Host: Sammy James

    Producer: George Cooper

    Researcher: Jack Collins

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    • 11 min
    04/19/24: Liverpool's Europa exit, Martinez's penalty antics, Benfica's curse continues

    04/19/24: Liverpool's Europa exit, Martinez's penalty antics, Benfica's curse continues

    This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers media network and presented by our great friends of the pod STōK Cold Brew Coffee, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.




    On today's episode: Liverpool and West Ham fail to climb their mountains in the Europa League, Roma win the battle of Italy, Emi Martinez allows us to learn a new law of the game, a preview of this weekend's footy including El Clasico in Spain and hear about why Portuguese giants Benfica have a European 'curse' that will now stretch to 62 years.




    Football don't sleep, and neither do we.




    This episode was made in the UK for Men In Blazers by…




    Host: Betty Glover

    Producer: Sammy James

    Exec Producer: George Cooper

    Researcher: Jack Collins

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    • 9 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
336 Ratings

336 Ratings

TheLangster ,

Best way to wake up for soccer fans

Love the rotating hosts. It’s the best way to wake up and get a soccer fix while walking the dog in the morning. The right stories in the right amount of time. Love it!

GiantsDan ,

Love it

I enjoyed the touch of humor in the show. And it’s nice not having such a long show.

Now adding “London is Blue”. Awesome. Been Blues fan since ‘98 and the days of Zola and Desailly!

fredf64 ,

Perfect length

This is a perfect way to catch up with international soccer each day. It is exactly what they say it is - filling us in on what is on Europe's back pages. It helps me stay informed as a fan. I wish I had a broadcast like this for every sport I follow and I wish I had this podcast ten years ago.

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