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: Liverpool beat Spurs 4-0 on the night to win the Carabao Cup semi-final 4-1 on aggregate; Inter Milan lose 3-0 at Fiorentina, meaning they miss the chance to go top of the Serie A table; Barcelona thrash Valencia 5-0 in the Copa Del Rey; Lisandro Martinez’s ACL tear is confirmed, and he is unlikely to play again this season; Spanish legend Sergio Ramos has joined Monterrey in Liga MX; we preview this weekend’s FA Cup fourth round fixtures, including Manchester United v Leicester, Plymouth Argyle v Liverpool, Leyton Orient v Manchester City, and Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur; and we talk all things Wrexham and Channing Tatum ahead of Sunday’s big game.

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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