02/08/24: AFCON semi-final madness, Chelsea shock Villa, world’s worst away day

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: Chelsea secure a much-needed win against Villa to ease the pressure on boss Pochettino, complete chaos in the Africa Cup of Nations semi finals as Nigeria and Ivory Coast make Sunday’s final, Alex Morgan out of the USWNT squad for Gold Cup, and hear about the fan who travelled 8000 miles to see 9 minutes of football.

Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

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

Host: Sammy James 

Producer: George Cooper

Researcher: Jack Collins

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