01/09/24: Everton star to Real Madrid? FA Cup draw, Spanish cup magic

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 United cruise past Wigan in the FA Cup third round, Real Madrid eye Everton youngster Jarrad Branthwaite, the football word mourns the loss of German icon Franz Beckenbauer, latest January transfer gossip, Ivan Toney's betting ban comes to an end, and Spanish minnows Unionistas de Salamanca shock La Liga's Villareal in the cup before drawing Barcelona in the next round.

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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