Kelly Somers
Self - Interviewer
The Football Interview (2025)
Series 1
The biggest names in sport and entertainment join host Kelly Somers for bold, in-depth conversations about the nation’s favourite sport.
Released Aug. 16, 2025
Episode 13 min
None+
S1E1 - Wayne Rooney
Former England captain Wayne Rooney talks to Kelly Somers about his love of musicals, family life and more.
Aug. 16, 2025, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
Aug. 23, 2025, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
Aug. 30, 2025, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
Sept. 6, 2025, midnight
S1E5 - Bruno Fernandes
Kelly Somers in conversation with Bruno Fernandes.
Sept. 13, 2025, midnight
S1E7 - 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.
Sept. 27, 2025, midnight
S1E6 - Alessia Russo
Kelly Somers speaks to Alessia Russo, two-time European champion with the Lionesses and a Champions League winner with Arsenal last season.
Sept. 20, 2025, midnight
S1E8 - 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!
Oct. 4, 2025, midnight
S1E9 - 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.
Oct. 18, 2025, midnight
S1E10 - 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.
Oct. 25, 2025, midnight
S1E11 - 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.
Nov. 1, 2025, midnight
S1E12 - Emma Hayes
In a wide-ranging interview, Kelly Somers speaks to Emma Hayes, the head coach of the United States women’s national team.
Nov. 9, 2025, midnight
S1E13 - 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.
Nov. 22, 2025, midnight
S1E14 - Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Kelly Somers in conversation with Ole Gunnar Solskjær.
Nov. 29, 2025, midnight
S1E15 - Mauricio Pochettino
Kelly Somers in conversation with Mauricio Pochettino.
Dec. 6, 2025, midnight
S1E16 - 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!
Dec. 13, 2025, midnight
S1E17 - 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.
Dec. 20, 2025, midnight
S1E18 - 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.
Dec. 27, 2025, midnight
S1E19 - Oliver Glasner
Kelly Somers in conversation with Oliver Glasner.
Jan. 17, 2026, midnight
S1E20 - João Palhinha
Kelly Somers in conversation with João Palhinha.
Jan. 24, 2026, midnight
BBC One
13 min/ep
278 min
Aug. 16, 2025
Dec. 27, 2025, midnight
Jan. 17, 2026, midnight
Returning Series
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