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: the Super League rears its ugly head once again, Crystal Palace and Brighton play out yet another 1-1 draw, Girona miss out on Christmas number one, Real Madrid leave it late, festive football preview and the cockney parrot who has gone viral on TikTok. Football don't sleep, and neither do we. This episode was produced in the UK for Men In Blazers by… Host: Sammy James Producer: George Cooper Researcher: Jack CollinsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.