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Men in Blazers
Men in Blazers (or Men in Blazers Media Network (MiBMN)) is the largest independent association football-focused media company in North America.
Having grown out of a single podcast to a full-scale digital network, MiBMN covers football year-round, often featuring appearances from professional players as well as celebrities. With the goal of “24/7 coverage wherever a ball is being kicked,” MiBMN serves different audiences with three main channels:
Across all three channels, MiBMN delivers daily programming in the form of podcasts, short and long form video content, social media, newsletters, second-screen watchalongs, live event tours, and New York Times bestselling books. Additionally, the Men in Blazers TV Show—now in its 12th season on NBC and Peacock—airs directly after Premier League matches.
The MiBMN grew from the Men in Blazers podcast, which was first broadcast by journalist Roger Bennett and television producer Michael Davies in 2010. The show wove together the American Premier League audience and became a platform for the global game in the United States. The show’s interviewing style made the show a platform for both Premier League stars like Mo Salah, Pep Guardiola, and Bukayo Saka, as well as Hollywood’s and professional sports’ football fans like Matthew McConaughey, Will Ferrell, John Oliver, actress and producer Eva Longoria, actor Jason Sudeikis, singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, and NBA MVP Joel Embiid.
The podcast originally launched through Grantland, the sports and pop culture website created by sportswriter Bill Simmons. In June 2014, ESPN sent Bennett and Davies to Brazil to cover the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where they produced a nightly recap for the network, which became a cult hit. In September 2014, one year after NBC purchased the rights to broadcast the English Premier League in the United States, the network offered the team the opportunity to create a weekly program for its NBC Sports Network reviewing the events of that matchweek. It premiered on September 22, 2014 with the mission statement, “Soccer: America’s Sport of the Future since 1972.”
As the audience for Men in Blazers grew during the late 2010s, the brand expanded beyond its original podcast format and developed into a multi-platform media organization. In 2021, Bennett formally launched the Men in Blazers Media Network (MiBMN), consolidating its podcasts, television projects, streaming content, social media output, and live events under a single organization.
The network continued expanding with two additional channels outside of Men in Blazers, to include The Women’s Game and VAMOS.
The Men in Blazers channel includes its flagship show, co-hosted by British journalist and author of MiBMN’s newsletter, The Correspondent, Rory Smith, which recaps the weekend in the English Premier League and other highlights, Big Match Breakdown, which features Bennett and guests breaking down big games immediately after the final whistle blows, and Big Weekend Preview, which looks forward to the big storylines of the next matchweek to come. It also includes larger coverage as well as athlete and sports personalities with European Nights, The Captain, The Deuce, and Switch the Play.
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Men in Blazers
Men in Blazers (or Men in Blazers Media Network (MiBMN)) is the largest independent association football-focused media company in North America.
Having grown out of a single podcast to a full-scale digital network, MiBMN covers football year-round, often featuring appearances from professional players as well as celebrities. With the goal of “24/7 coverage wherever a ball is being kicked,” MiBMN serves different audiences with three main channels:
Across all three channels, MiBMN delivers daily programming in the form of podcasts, short and long form video content, social media, newsletters, second-screen watchalongs, live event tours, and New York Times bestselling books. Additionally, the Men in Blazers TV Show—now in its 12th season on NBC and Peacock—airs directly after Premier League matches.
The MiBMN grew from the Men in Blazers podcast, which was first broadcast by journalist Roger Bennett and television producer Michael Davies in 2010. The show wove together the American Premier League audience and became a platform for the global game in the United States. The show’s interviewing style made the show a platform for both Premier League stars like Mo Salah, Pep Guardiola, and Bukayo Saka, as well as Hollywood’s and professional sports’ football fans like Matthew McConaughey, Will Ferrell, John Oliver, actress and producer Eva Longoria, actor Jason Sudeikis, singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, and NBA MVP Joel Embiid.
The podcast originally launched through Grantland, the sports and pop culture website created by sportswriter Bill Simmons. In June 2014, ESPN sent Bennett and Davies to Brazil to cover the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where they produced a nightly recap for the network, which became a cult hit. In September 2014, one year after NBC purchased the rights to broadcast the English Premier League in the United States, the network offered the team the opportunity to create a weekly program for its NBC Sports Network reviewing the events of that matchweek. It premiered on September 22, 2014 with the mission statement, “Soccer: America’s Sport of the Future since 1972.”
As the audience for Men in Blazers grew during the late 2010s, the brand expanded beyond its original podcast format and developed into a multi-platform media organization. In 2021, Bennett formally launched the Men in Blazers Media Network (MiBMN), consolidating its podcasts, television projects, streaming content, social media output, and live events under a single organization.
The network continued expanding with two additional channels outside of Men in Blazers, to include The Women’s Game and VAMOS.
The Men in Blazers channel includes its flagship show, co-hosted by British journalist and author of MiBMN’s newsletter, The Correspondent, Rory Smith, which recaps the weekend in the English Premier League and other highlights, Big Match Breakdown, which features Bennett and guests breaking down big games immediately after the final whistle blows, and Big Weekend Preview, which looks forward to the big storylines of the next matchweek to come. It also includes larger coverage as well as athlete and sports personalities with European Nights, The Captain, The Deuce, and Switch the Play.