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Men in Blazers


Men in Blazers is a collaboration of the British duo Roger Bennett and Michael Davies that exists as a website, weekly podcast and NBCSN television show about English Premier League and international soccer "driven by the belief that Soccer is America’s Sport of the Future. As it has been since 1972."

The two met at a wedding reception for a mutual friend. The reception was held during the final match of the 2006 World Cup. Bennett noticed Davies sulking and struck up a conversation. Davies was a contributing writer for ESPN at the time.

The podcast started on the Grantland network before ESPN included the Men in Blazers during their 2014 World Cup coverage.

The NBCSN television show and podcast are recorded in the SoHo area of New York City. The television show debuted Monday, September 22, 2014 at 10 p.m. ET and streams live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports Live Extra app.

In July 2015 they commentated on and did post-run interviews at the annual 'Running of the Bulls' in Pamplona, Spain for the Esquire Channel in the US.

The Men in Blazers produce a weekly podcast. It is available on iTunes, BuzzSprout, TuneIn and Soundcloud. Many podcasts are also posted to YouTube.

For the 2014 World Cup, they were featured on Grantland and ESPN.

Explanation of terms and people referred to on the Podcast can be found at fan-driven site:

For the half-hour television show, the duo recaps the weekend's games, looks ahead at the upcoming weekend and features a guest who is a fan of soccer. They also highlight tweets from fans of "GFOPs" (Great Friend of the Pod). They try to predict game scores by eating pies.


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