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: Fulham knock Manchester United out of the FA Cup on penalties, and Bernd Leno is the hero for Marco Silva’s men; Brighton snatch a dramatic win at Newcastle to progress to the quarter-finals; Manchester City beat Plymouth; Crystal Palace defeat Millwall in a game which will be defined by Liam Roberts’ dangerous challenge on Mateta; Aston Villa, Preston, and Bournemouth also progress; the USMNT’s Jonny Cardoso scores for Real Betis to help them to a victory over Real Madrid; Luis Suarez rolls back the years; Hibernian win the Edinburgh derby; and one unlucky player receives the fastest red card in English football history.

Sunshine on Leith, the greatest football anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0SQ2Q2yca0

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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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: In the Premier League, West Ham beat Leicester 2-0; AC Milan are defeated by Bologna, despite a goal from Leao; Jose Mourinho has received a four match ban and fined $44,000 by the Turkish Football Federation; Klopp will have a satirical carnival float; we preview the weekend’s FA Cup games, including Manchester City v Plymouth and Manchester United v Fulham; and… is this the worst Premier League ever?

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

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

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: It’s another decisive night in the Premier League title race, as Liverpool beat Newcastle 2-0 and Arsenal draw 0-0 with Nottingham Forest; Manchester City win 1-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium; Manchester United v Ipswich features a comedy goal and a red card, and the hosts come away with all three points; the USWNT miss out on the SheBelieves cup title as Japan beat them 2-1; Peterborough knock Wrexham out of the EFL Trophy on penalties; we preview Thursday’s games, including West Ham v Leicester; and we bring you a slice of British half-time entertainment.

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

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