Men in Blazers: Early Kick Off

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. On today's episode: the lowdown as the USWNT win the first ever W Gold Cup, Liverpool and City play out a classic in the last Premier League meeting of Klopp and Guardiola, Arsenal sneak into top spot with a crucial win, Pulisic th...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. On today's episode: a round-up of Thursday Europa and Europa Conference League action as Liverpool and AS Roma secure big first leg wins, Messi and Suarez secure Inter Miami a big result in Nashville, Gary O'Neil is set to sign a n...

From making $10 a month in Cuba to moving to the US without papers or the ability to speak English, to Major League Soccer. The singular story of Ozzie Alonso. Herc sat down with his former Seattle Sounders roommate to discuss Ozzie's roots in San Cristobal, Cuba; his experience escaping from the Cuban national team in 2007 during the Gold Cup tournament in the US; and his love for soccer-mad Seat...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. On today's episode: Harry Kane to the rescue as Bayern Munich save season in the Champions League, Erling Haaland comments on his future at Manchester City, Gold Cup preview, new Man City treble winners Netflix documentary, footbal...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. On today's episode: Harry Kane to the rescue as Bayern Munich save season in the Champions League, Erling Haaland comments on his future at Manchester City, Gold Cup preview, new Man City treble winners Netflix documentary, footbal...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. On today's episode: reaction to Arsenal’s 6-0 demolition of Sheffield United, Champions League preview, Sam Kerr in court, Premier League’s first ever South Asian ref, and the German ultra who gave his team a piece of his mind.&nbs...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. On today's episode: reaction to a thrilling Manchester derby which saw Phil Foden star yet again, USWNT through to the semi-finals of the Gold Cup after beating Columbia, Premier League action, Tuesday football preview, Real Madrid...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. On today's episode: reaction to Paul Pogba’s 4-year ban for doping offences, Bukayo Saka interview preview, European Cup round-up, Premier League preview, and Erik ten Hag vs Fulham’s TikTok admin…  Football don't sleep, and n...

“What would it look like in a competition between an MLS All-Star team playing against the Americans competing in Europe? Like two different national team pools (…) I don’t think that there is so much of a difference in level because of the perception of Major League Soccer and how low of a level it is compared to somewhere else in Europe” In this episode, Herc sat down with Paul Arriola, FC Dalla...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. On today's episode: Chelsea, Liverpool, Wolves and Manchester United are all through to the FA Cup quarter finals after an evening of thrilling games, Spain win the first Women’s Nations League, Cristiano Ronaldo receives a ban for...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. On today's episode: Manchester City thump Luton Town in the FA Cup 5th round, Leicester City and Newcastle also into FA Cup quarter finals, Brighton’s Mitoma out for the season, Eni Aluko speaks out following Joey Barton’s hate spe...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.  On today's episode: the Premier League reduce Everton’s points deduction from 10 to 6, Jarrod Bowen scores a hattrick as West Ham wallop Brentford 4-1 at the London Stadium, Alphonso Davies to Real Madrid, Mexico beat the USW...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. On today's episode: a review of Sunday's Carabao Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea which saw Klopp's Kids beat Chelsea's “blue billion-pound bottle-jobs", Fulham stun Manchester United in ‘Fergie Time’ at Old Trafford, Bukayo...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. On today's episode: a preview of Sunday's Carabao Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea, Sergio Ramos' homecoming to Real Madrid, former Barcelona and Brazil full-back Dani Alves is sentenced by a court in Spain, Pierre Emerick A...

"I think it's wild what's going on in the US Open Cup for USL teams and MLS teams (...) I know a lot of guys in MLS who used the Open Cup as a chance to get minutes, and now they're first-team main contributors. I know there's been&nbs...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. On today's episode: Arsenal shocked by a late Porto winner in the Champions League whilst Napoli and Barcelona draw, Bayern Munich will compete with Liverpool for Xavi Alonso, Liverpool thrash Luton and stay top of the league, and...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.  On today's episode: Bayern Munich announce that manager Thomas Tuchel will leave at the end of the season, PSV draw to Dortmund, Inter edge past Atletico, USWNT thrash Dominican Republic, Wednesday Champions League preview, M...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. On today's episode: Oliver Glasner appointed Crystal Palace boss ahead of their game at Everton, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer to Bayern Munich rumours, Pep and Messi say sorry, Athletic Club on the brink of Champions League places, Champio...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.  On today's episode: Liverpool breeze past Brentford, Arsenal smash Burnley, Chelsea hold Manchester City, the Women’s Super League sees record 60,160 match attendance, Newcastle's Sporting Director Dan Ashworth courted by Man...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.  On today's episode: Kylian Mbappe confirms that he will leave PSG on a free transfer at the end of the season, dramatic Thursday at Crystal Palace as Roy Hodgson collapses during a training session moments before the club wer...

"I have aspirations to be USMNT's #1 again. My goal is to become the best goalkeeper of the upcoming MLS season... That will open some eyes, and the rest will unfold how it's meant to be." In this episode, Herc sat down with Zack Steffen. One of the USMNT's goalkeepers, he's back in the States to play for The Colorado Rapids in the MLS. He came to share his experience in Manchester City under the...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.  On today's episode: Bayern Munich lose to Lazio in the Champions league, Roy Hodgson’s future is in the balance at Crystal Palace, PSG beat Real Sociedad, Trent Alexander-Arnold out of Liverpool’s Carabao Cup final, and hear...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.  On today's episode: Manchester City cruise past Copenhagen in the Champions League last 16, Real Madrid beat RB Leipzig, Mo Salah returns to training for the reds, Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Manchester United deal gets the green lig...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.  On today's episode: Chelsea win the London derby against Crystal Palace, Jose Mourinho linked to Bayern Munich, Ivory Coast’s open-top victory parade, the Champions League is back, and hear about the Spanish team who are sett...

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.  On today's episode: Ivory Coast are crowned African champions, Arsenal hammer West Ham 0-6, Haji Wright bags a brace for Coventry City, Jude Bellingham puts Girona in their place, and NBA’s MVP Joel Embiid chats to Rog about...