The Rest Is Football
Hosted by Gary and Alan and Micah and Gary Lineker · Goalhanger
4.6from 13,076 ratings
- 556
- Episodes
- 500
- Transcribed
- 13,076
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 81M
- YouTube views
About The Rest Is Football
Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards discuss football's biggest stories. From last-minute winners to transfer sagas, fantasy football gems, and the drama behind the scenes. With strong opinions, brilliant chemistry, and decades of Premier League experience, The Rest Is Football serves up three episodes every week packed with insights, dressing-room stories, and proper laughs. Whether it’s VAR controversies, title races, European nights, or England’s hopes in international tournaments, no topic is off the table. It's the essential podcast for football fans. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.
- Publisher
- Goalhanger
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 4 Aug 2023
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
500 of 556 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Man United’s Miraculous Comeback, Iraola’s Conundrum & Brilliant Bellingham
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
An Alan Shearer Takeover
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Arsenal’s Defensive Masterclass, Martinez Madness & Brighton For The Champions League
Inside a recent episode
Man United’s Miraculous Comeback, Iraola’s Conundrum & Brilliant Bellingham
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Now, the budget for Manchester United has been big for years and years and years. It's cut down a little bit, I think, in the last two or three years. They're obviously cutting back. They didn't really back Carrick massively in the summer. So I think it comes from there. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Alan Shearer
- David Kogan
- Laurie Whitwell
- Josh King
- Miguel Delaney
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 81,314,681
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 372 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 12,704 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100
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- Quality
- 62
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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Who hosts The Rest Is Football?
Gary and Alan and Micah and Gary Lineker host the show. Published by Goalhanger.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Rest Is Football take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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