08/22/24: All-American Leagues Cup final determined

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: LAFC book themselves a place in the final of the Leagues Cup against Columbus Crew; Young Boys secure a crucial 3-2 first-leg win over Galatasaray in the Champions League qualifiers; Conor Gallagher unveils his new No.4 shirt in a dazzling fireworks and motorbike display at Athletico Madrid, alongside Alvarez, Sorloth and Le Normané; Nottingham Forest edge closer to signing Eddie Nketiah; Brighton prepare to shatter the Scottish transfer record to land Matt O’Riley; Ben Chilwell is offered up to fill Manchester United’s injury-prone left-back position; Chelsea look forward to their last qualifying round in the Conference League; and Manuel Akanji flaunts his ‘Beautiful Mind’ for mental arithmetic. Football don't sleep, and neither do we.This episode was made in the UK for Men In Blazers by…Host: Betty GloverProducer: George CooperAssistant producer: Yasmin MillsResearcher: Jack CollinsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.