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 survive a scare against Southampton and win 3-1 thanks to a late Amad Diallo hattrick; Brighton win against Ipswich, which leaves the Tractor Boys in the relegation zone; Erling Haaland signs a Manchester City contract extension until 2034; Mo Salah has been offered a lucrative contract from Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia; USWNT superstar Naomi Girma could be moving to Europe; we preview the weekend’s Premier League fixtures, including Arsenal v Aston Villa and Everton v Spurs; and Jurgen Klopp hopes for a party.

Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

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

Host: Betty Glover

Producer: George Cooper and Sammy James

Assistant producer: Elizabeth Barnard

Researcher: Jack Collins

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