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Dec 2023
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12/28/23: Johnny Cardoso joins Real Beti...

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This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.


On today's episode: Manchester City mount an impressive comeback at Everton, Chelsea clinch it against Palace, Brentford in trouble, USMNT star Johnny Cardoso joins Real Betis, Bernd Leno gets away with lightly pushing a ball boy and the best score update announcement you're ever likely to hear.

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