The Football Interview (2025)

Aug 16, 2025 - 15m

Former England captain Wayne Rooney talks to Kelly Somers about his love of musicals, family life and more.

Aug 23, 2025 - 14m

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.

Aug 30, 2025 - 14m

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.

Sep 6, 2025 - 14m

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.

Sep 13, 2025 - 14m

Kelly Somers in conversation with Bruno Fernandes.

Sep 20, 2025 - 15m

Kelly Somers speaks to Alessia Russo, two-time European champion with the Lionesses and a Champions League winner with Arsenal last season.

Sep 27, 2025 - 14m

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.

Oct 4, 2025 - 14m

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!

Oct 18, 2025 - 14m

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.

Oct 25, 2025 - 11m

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.

Nov 1, 2025 - 14m

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.

Nov 9, 2025 - 14m

In a wide-ranging interview, Kelly Somers speaks to Emma Hayes, the head coach of the United States women’s national team.

Nov 22, 2025 - 14m

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.

Nov 29, 2025 - 14m

Kelly Somers in conversation with Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

Dec 6, 2025 - 13m

Kelly Somers in conversation with Mauricio Pochettino.

Dec 13, 2025 - 13m

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!

Dec 20, 2025 - 14m

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.

Dec 27, 2025 - 15m

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.

Jan 17, 2026 - 14m

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.

Jan 24, 2026 - 14m

Kelly Somers speaks to Spurs midfielder João Palhinha. He talks about growing up in Portugal and the importance of family, his love of tennis away from football, and the coaches who have helped shape his career.

Jan 31, 2026 - 13m

Kelly Somers speaks to Liverpool's attacking midfielder, Florian Wirtz. The 22-year-old talks about how he wanted to be an instant success when he joined Liverpool.

Feb 7, 2026 - 22m

Kelly Somers speaks to Sunderland and former Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka. He talks about why he wanted to return to the Premier League and join the Black Cats, how he reflects on his falling-out with Arsenal's fans in 2019 and his respect for Mikel Arteta.

Feb 15, 2026 - 14m

Kelly Somers speaks to the Portugal manager Roberto Martínez. They talk about his journey into football, managing Wigan Athletic to their historic FA Cup win against Manchester City in 2013, the golden generation of players he managed with Belgium, and working with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Feb 21, 2026 - 14m

Mark Chapman in conversation with Michael Carrick.

Feb 28, 2026 - 14m

Kelly Somers in conversation with Leah Williamson.

Mar 14, 2026 - 12m

In this week's edition, Kelly Somers speaks to the Brentford and Republic of Ireland captain Nathan Collins.

Mar 21, 2026 - 18m

Kelly Somers speaks to Brighton midfielder James Milner about his football journey and how the game has changed during his career.

Apr 11, 2026 - 14m

Kelly Somers in conversation with Ollie Watkins.

Apr 24, 2026 - 14m

Wayne Rooney in conversation with Bruno Fernandes.

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May 2, 2026 - 16m

Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Elliot Anderson talks about his career, including playing for his boyhood club Newcastle before moving to Forest, and getting his first England call-up.