The Football Interview
2025 - 2025
Wayne Rooney
16th August 2025Episode 1
Former England captain Wayne Rooney talks to Kelly Somers about his love of musicals, family life and more.Marc Guéhi
23rd August 2025Episode 2
Kelly Somers talks to Marc Guéhi, the Crystal Palace and England defender. They chat about his desire to keep on playing until he’s 40, how he’d love to be a WWE wrestler if he wasn’t a footballer, plus his love of drumming and music.Jarrod Bowen
30th August 2025Episode 3
West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen talks about his Dad’s potato field ‘boot camp’, family life with wife Dani Dyer and winning the Europa Conference League trophy with the Hammers.Lucy Bronze
6th September 2025Episode 4
Kelly Somers chats to England’s most decorated female footballer Lucy Bronze. She talks about being rejected by England as a young player, her proud Portuguese heritage, about winning Euro 2025 with the Lionesses and playing the entire tournament with a fractured leg.Bruno Fernandes
13th September 2025Episode 5
Kelly Somers in conversation with Bruno Fernandes.Alessia Russo
20th September 2025Episode 6
Kelly Somers speaks to Alessia Russo, two-time European champion with the Lionesses and a Champions League winner with Arsenal last season.Andoni Iraola
27th September 2025Episode 7
Kelly Somers speaks to the Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola. He talks about life growing up in the Spanish city of San Sebastián, his love of reading books and why family is so important to him.Hugo Ekitike
4th October 2025Episode 8
Kelly Somers sits down with the Liverpool forward, Hugo Ekitike. The Frenchman joined the Premier League champions this summer from Eintracht Frankfurt. He chats to Kelly about his childhood, playing alongside Mo Salah and how he loves to draw!Brendan Rodgers
18th October 2025Episode 9
Kelly Somers talks to Brendan Rodgers about the 'unique pressure' of managing his current club, Celtic, his hope of managing 1,000 games, and how winning the Championship play-off with Swansea City in 2011 to take them to the Premier League propelled his career to another level.Reece James
25th October 2025Episode 10
Kelly Somers talks to Chelsea captain and right back Reece James. They chat about how he began his footballing life as a striker, his love of fashion and his friendship with seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton.Jordan Pickford
1st November 2025Episode 11
Kelly Somers speaks to Everton and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. They discuss ambitions for his club side this season, breaking Gordon Banks’s record for the number of consecutive clean sheets for England and his love of motocross.Emma Hayes
9th November 2025Episode 12
In a wide-ranging interview, Kelly Somers speaks to Emma Hayes, the head coach of the United States women’s national team.Bukayo Saka
22nd November 2025Episode 13
Kelly Somers speaks to the Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka. They discuss why Arsenal was always going to be his club, his unusual breakfast choices when he was a kid, and learning the art of being a barista.Ole Gunnar Solskjær
29th November 2025Episode 14
Kelly Somers in conversation with Ole Gunnar Solskjær.Mauricio Pochettino
6th December 2025Episode 15
Kelly Somers in conversation with Mauricio Pochettino.Bernardo Silva
13th December 2025Episode 16
Kelly Somers speaks to Manchester City captain and Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva. He talks about being part of a City generation that he feels was one of the best in English football, the influence Pep Guardiola has had on him and why he’s called his two dogs John and Charles!Yaya Touré
20th December 2025Episode 17
Kelly Somers speaks to former Manchester City, Barcelona and Côte d'Ivoire midfielder Yaya Touré, who talks about leaving Africa as a 17-year-old to pursue his football career in Europe, the sibling rivalry with his brother Kolo and why he took up coaching.Best Bits
27th December 2025Episode 18
Over six months, Kelly Somers has spoken to a number of current and former players and managers who have opened up about their careers in the game and life away from it. This episode features some of the stand-out moments from those interviews.Oliver Glasner
17th January 2026Episode 19
Kelly Somers speaks to Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner about his journey into football, growing up in a single-parent household and how his playing career was cut short.João Palhinha
24th January 2026Episode 20
Kelly Somers in conversation with João Palhinha.Florian Wirtz
31st January 2026Episode 21
Kelly Somers in conversation with Florian Wirtz.The biggest names in sport and entertainment join host Kelly Somers for bold, in-depth conversations about the nation’s favourite sport.
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