The Football Interview

Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 6

The biggest names in sport and entertainment join host Kelly Somers for bold, in-depth conversations about the nation’s favourite sport.

Episodes(22)

1. Wayne Rooney

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

Air Date : 2025-08-16

2. Marc Guéhi

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.

Air Date : 2025-08-23

3. Jarrod Bowen

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.

Air Date : 2025-08-30

4. Lucy Bronze

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.

Air Date : 2025-09-06

5. Bruno Fernandes

Kelly Somers in conversation with Bruno Fernandes.

Air Date : 2025-09-13

6. Alessia Russo

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

Air Date : 2025-09-20

7. Andoni Iraola

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.

Air Date : 2025-09-27

8. Hugo Ekitike

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!

Air Date : 2025-10-04

9. Brendan Rodgers

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.

Air Date : 2025-10-18

10. Reece James

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.

Air Date : 2025-10-25

11. Jordan Pickford

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.

Air Date : 2025-11-01

12. Emma Hayes

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

Air Date : 2025-11-09

13. Bukayo Saka

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.

Air Date : 2025-11-22

14. Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Kelly Somers in conversation with Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

Air Date : 2025-11-29

15. Mauricio Pochettino

Kelly Somers in conversation with Mauricio Pochettino.

Air Date : 2025-12-06

16. Bernardo Silva

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!

Air Date : 2025-12-13

17. Yaya Touré

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.

Air Date : 2025-12-20

Best Bits

18. Best Bits

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.

Air Date : 2025-12-27

19. Oliver Glasner

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.

Air Date : 2026-01-17

20. João Palhinha

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.

Air Date : 2026-01-24

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