01/29/24: Rashford's 'internal matter', Xavi leaving Barcelona, first VAR replay announced

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: There was a host of brilliant FA Cup action this weekend, including Manchester United beating Newport County, a game overshadowed by the 'internal matter' of Marcus Rashford, and non-league Maidstone United pulling off the shock of the round; plus Xavi announces he will be stepping down as Barcelona manager at the end of the season after a brutal loss to Villarreal; Inter rise back to the top of the Serie A table; Nigeria knock Cameroon out of AFCON with a Lookman brace; there’s a preview of today’s football; and a wild tale of the first game that will be forced to be replayed because of an incorrect decision from a VAR official. 

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