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: The USWNT come from behind to beat the Netherlands 2-1 in The Hague; Leicester City win their first game under Ruud van Nistelrooy against struggling West Ham; Crystal Palace beat Ipswich; there has been controversy surrounding the Premier League’s Rainbow Laces campaign; we preview Wednesday’s clashes in the Premier League, including Arsenal v Manchester United; and Arne Slot makes a risky joke about title rivals Manchester City.

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

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