In a special episode of Men in Blazers Early Kick Off, presented by our great friends of the pod STōK Cold Brew Coffee, we bring you all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.

On today’s episode: Tottenham and Manchester United serve up a seven goal thriller in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, and Spurs win 4-3; in the Europa Conference League, Chelsea beat Shamrock Rovers 5-1; Everton's takeover by the Friedkin Group has been completed; Southampton have agreed a deal to appoint Ivan Jurić as their new manager; we preview the Premier League fixtures this weekend; and Jamie Vardy is set to get the Netflix treatment.

Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

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Host: Sammy James

Producer: George Cooper

Assistant producer: Elizabeth Barnard

Researcher: Jack Collins

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Herc sat down with Eric Gomez from ESPN Deportes, a friend of Vamos, to discuss the aftermath of the Liga MX Final. Club America, one of the biggest clubs in Mexico, has achieved its third consecutive league title, making them Tri-campeón. Eric shares the latest news from the Mexican Federation, discusses the new format for the 2025 Leagues Cup, and analyzes Pachuca's performance in the Intercontinental Cup Final against Real Madrid. Plus, Herc picks in "Shooting It Straight" the 2024 top three moments in Concacaf.

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United topple City in a Manchester Derby for the ages. Rog and Rory break down Ruben Amorim's come from behind victory over Pep Guardiola and City. Plus, Chelsea are title contenders, no matter how many times they say they're not. And is Antonee Robinson Liverpool's next Left Back?

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With this week's news that FIFA has officially awarded the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia, we are re-releasing the first episode of World Corrupt Season 2, our four-part series that examines Saudi Arabia's investment and involvement in football.

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IT’S ROG… and it’s the WGFOP Weekend Preview, presented by our good friends at PrizePicks. 

It’s the Manchester derby this weekend so we kick off with some discussion about the precarity of Manchester City’s dominance and what happened when they last met a Ruben Amorim side. Then we turn our attention to the title race and whether Everton could disrupt Arsenal this weekend, and reflect on the decision to award Saudi Arabia the 2034 men’s World Cup.

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"LA is a sports city where you have to compete for attention, if The Galaxy is having a bad year, people will watch other teams and you have to deliver. I think that does breed champions".

Herc sat down for a candid talk with Will Kuntz, the LA Galaxy's general manager after they won their sixth title. Will explained how he went from being an MLB-bound GM to working in Major League Soccer and what's behind his role as the architect of the Galaxy's success this year.

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Rog and novelist/Liverpool fan/incredible human being John Green break down a massive week of Champions League action, including another stumble for Manchester City, a Weston McKennie goal for the ages, and Liverpool's ho-hum win at Girona. Plus, the World Cup is officially heading to Saudi Arabia.

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Not only does Pep have a brother...he's the man driving Girona FC's miraculous rise from Spanish 4th division football to the Champions League. But is Pere Guardiola the mastermind behind a small club's cinderella story, or another cog in the Manchester City machine? On the latest European Nights, Rog and Rory break down what exactly is going on at Girona, and why the club could be an example of a global football trend that is an existential threat to the sport. Plus, Rory and Rog deep dive into the recent history of Juventus' managers, and why the must see game of this match week is coming live from a Swedish recreation center. All of this and more on the latest European Nights....

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An imperious Chelsea defeat Tottenham in an electric London Derby. Rog and Rory break it all down. Plus, Arsenal and Manchester City drop points. And Liverpool manages to win, without even playing a game.

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IT'S ROG. IT'S FRIDAY. WE'VE MADE IT TO THE END OF ANOTHER WEEK. Join Rog for this week's WGFOP, presented by PrizePicks as he looks ahead to the Merseyside Derby with bated breath.

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