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: We look back on a Premier League weekend full of drama, including Manchester City falling to defeat at Brighton and Liverpool going five points clear at the top of the table; Chelsea and Arsenal play out a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge; Ipswich win their first game of the season against Tottenham Hotspur; we review the NSWL play-off quarter finals; La Liga leaders Barcelona were beaten at Real Sociedad; Timothy Weah opened the scoring in Juventus’s victory in the Turin derby; and we catch you up on the drama in the MLS playoffs.

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

Assistant producer: Elizabeth Barnard

Researcher: Jack Collins

Come and raise a glass to the 2024 NWSL Championship with Sam Mewis of The Women’s Game and Roger Bennett of the Men in Blazers Media Network in “The Women's Game NWSL Championship Live Show: Night of 1,000 Stars Presented By Ally”. Two nights before the Final, Sam, Rog, and our friends from the podcast will share their favorite moments from the season and preview the NWSL Championship match. Along with our usual hosts, we will include celebrity guests and players to come on stage and relish the weekend.

Ticket Link: https://mibcourage.co/40ptahP

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