The Football Interview — Season 1

Aired 16 August 2025 • 15 min

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

Aired 23 August 2025 • 14 min

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.

Aired 30 August 2025 • 14 min

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.

Aired 6 September 2025 • 14 min

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.

Aired 13 September 2025 • 14 min

Kelly Somers in conversation with Bruno Fernandes.

Aired 20 September 2025 • 15 min

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

Aired 27 September 2025 • 14 min

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.

Aired 4 October 2025 • 14 min

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!

Aired 18 October 2025 • 14 min

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.

Aired 25 October 2025 • 11 min

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.

Aired 1 November 2025 • 14 min

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.

Aired 9 November 2025 • 14 min

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

Aired 22 November 2025 • 14 min

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.

Aired 29 November 2025 • 14 min

Kelly Somers in conversation with Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

Aired 6 December 2025 • 13 min

Kelly Somers in conversation with Mauricio Pochettino.

Aired 13 December 2025 • 13 min

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!

Aired 20 December 2025 • 14 min

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.

Aired 27 December 2025 • 15 min

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.

Aired 17 January 2026 • 14 min

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.

Aired 24 January 2026 • 14 min

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.

Aired 31 January 2026 • 13 min

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.

Aired 7 February 2026 • 22 min

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.

Aired 15 February 2026 • 14 min

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.

Aired 21 February 2026 • 14 min

Mark Chapman in conversation with Michael Carrick.

Aired 28 February 2026 • 14 min

Kelly Somers in conversation with Leah Williamson.

Aired 14 March 2026 • 12 min

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

Aired 21 March 2026 • 18 min

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

Aired 11 April 2026 • 14 min

Kelly Somers in conversation with Ollie Watkins.

Aired 24 April 2026 • 14 min

Wayne Rooney in conversation with Bruno Fernandes.

Aired 2 May 2026 • 16 min

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.