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 United let Erik Ten Hag go and the Red Devils look to appoint Rúben Amorim from Sporting CP; Rodri wins the men’s Ballon d’Or as the Real Madrid team boycott the ceremony; Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmatí takes home the women’s award and Emma Hayes wins the inaugural Women’s Coach of the Year; we preview the cup matches happening across Europe on Tuesday, including in the Carabao Cup; and Erik Ten Hag’s detractors have their final say. 

Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

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

Host: Sammy James

Producer: Mikey Watson

Assistant producer: Elizabeth Barnard

Researcher: Jack Collins

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