Podcast appearances and mentions of kelly somers

England and Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney in conversation with Kelly Somers.Wayne tells his story of becoming one of England's greatest ever footballers. He shares what home life was like growing up and the single biggest turning point for his career, which came aged 14. Wayne goes on to talk about life post-football and the challenges he's faced as a manager, most recently at Birmingham City and Plymouth Argyle. And with having four children, will we see another Rooney play in the red of Manchester United?Plus, what's the significance of Sister Act? Or The Dubliners? And what has Wayne spent time educating himself on? Hear how he switches off from the unrelenting world of football and how life might have looked different without a career in the Premier League.Timecodes: 0:23 What does football mean to Wayne? 2:35 Wayne's first experience of football 3:55 The biggest turning point in Wayne's career 6:35 What football match would Rooney re-live? 7:28 Life after football, as a manager and pundit 13:55 Growing up in the Rooney household 14:52 The significance of family 18:04 Speaking on his son, Kai's footballing prospects 21:36 All four Rooney boys 23:07 Favourite sport other than football? 24:31 Wayne's favourite music 25'22 Favourite film? 26'30 Why does Wayne describe himself as ‘soft'? 26:55 What do people get wrong about Wayne? 28'00 What would Wayne be, if not a footballer?Football commentaries this week: Saturday 16th August PREMIER LEAGUE: Sunderland v West Ham 1500 KO, live on 5 Live. PREMIER LEAGUE: Spurs v Burnley 1500 KO, live on 5 Sports Extra. PREMIER LEAGUE: Wolves v Man City 1730 KO, live on 5 Live. Sunday 17th August PREMIER LEAGUE: Chelsea v Crystal Palace 1400 KO, live on 5 Live. PREMIER LEAGUE: Nottingham Forest v Brentford 1400 KO, live on 5 Sports Extra. PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester United v Arsenal 1630 KO, live on 5 Live.

Kelly Somers and Glenn Murray preview the upcoming Premier League season with just one more sleep to go!Eddie Howe speaks about the difficult summer Newcastle United have had as the Isak saga rumbles on, with Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi also offering an insight into who he is as a person. James Ward-Prowse speaks about Graham Potter's first full pre-season in charge at West Ham, before we hear from Andoni Iraola and Tyrone Mings. And finally, Sunderland's Wilson Isidor says "we will stay up, of course!"Timecodes: 03:18 Eddie Howe 14:40 Marc Guehi 22:20 James Ward-Prowse 30:10 Andoni Iraola 36:14 Tyrone Mings 45:50 Wilson IsidorFootball commentaries this week: Saturday 16th August PREMIER LEAGUE: Sunderland v West Ham 1500 KO, live on 5 Live. PREMIER LEAGUE: Spurs v Burnley 1500 KO, live on 5 Sports Extra. PREMIER LEAGUE: Wolves v Man City 1730 KO, live on 5 Live.Sunday 17th August PREMIER LEAGUE: Chelsea v Crystal Palace 1400 KO, live on 5 Live. PREMIER LEAGUE: Nottingham Forest v Brentford 1400 KO, live on 5 Sports Extra. PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester United v Arsenal 1630 KO, live on 5 Live.

The time for tweaking your squad is almost over, so Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team are here to give you some last-minute advice

Kelly Somers talks Benjamin Šeško, Alexander Isak and Darwin Núñez. She's joined by senior correspondent Sami Mokbel & The Athletic's Adam Crafton. Chief football news reporter Simon Stone and The Telegraph's Luke Edwards drop in to discuss Benjamin Šeško and Alexander Isak.01:50 Benjamin Šeško to Man Utd? 08:55 What does this mean for Rasmus Højlund? 12:20 Why is it not working for Newcastle? 18:50 What are Newcastle's other options? 22:10 What about Jean Philippe Mateta? 25:00 Darwin Núñez appears to be leaving Liverpool 28:25 Everton sign Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 33:35 Everton bidding for Southampton's Tyler Dibling 37:10 Could Everton bring in Jack Grealish on loan?5 Live commentaries: Sun 1500 Crystal Palace v Liverpool for the Community Shield, Wed 2000 PSG v Tottenham for the UEFA Super Cup.

After a busy week of tinkering with our first squad drafts, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team are back to look over their changes and chat about which premiums to pick ♻️

Kelly Somers has reaction to Thomas Tuchel's first defeat as England boss. She's joined by Leon Osman, Michael Brown and senior reporter Ian Dennis. Also hear from Thomas Tuchel, Harry Kane, Morgan Gibbs-White and Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly.INTERVIEWS 12:00 Thomas Tuchel 17:10 Harry Kane 22:30 Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly 25:10 Morgan Gibbs-WhiteBBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries: Thu 2000 Czech Republic v England in UEFA U21 Championship, Sun 1700 England v Slovenia in UEFA U21 Championship.

Can you believe it's already here? 37 Gameweeks have all led to this as the final Gameweek of the season is just around the corner.

As Bournemouth continue to push for European football, midfielder Justin Kluivert speaks to Kelly Somers about his season and career.He tells us about playing with the famous Kluivert name, and his footballing brothers. And the Dutchman explains how he's settled on the South Coast.And we find out why Kluivert thinks he should be in the Guinness Book of Records. 00:10 The appeal of Bournemouth 02:55 Being Patrick Kluivert's son 08:30 Andoni Iraola's influence 19:00 His hopes for the futureBBC Sounds / 5 Live Premier League weekend commentaries: Sat 1500 Everton v Ipswich, Sat 1730 Arsenal v Bournemouth, Sun 1200 Man Utd v Man City in the WSL on Radio 5 Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Brighton v Newcastle, Sun 1400 Brentford v Man Utd on Radio 5 Sports Extra, Sun 1400 West Ham v Tottenham on BBC Sport website, Sun 1630 Chelsea v Liverpool.

The Double Gameweek fun continues with four teams playing twice and big points on offer for excited managers

With the FA Cup quarter-finals complete we now know how Blank Gameweek 34 might look with six sides currently blanking.

Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team continue to utilise the international break to complete their perfect Wildcard teams ahead of the Run In. They discuss essential Salah, backing Bruno Fernandes, as well as picking Marmoush over Haaland up top. LISTEN 

Off the back of Blank Gameweek 29, FPL Managers now face a long wait until Gameweek 30 with an international break and an FA Cup weekend taking place.

With four teams absent from the Premier League this weekend because of the League Cup final, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team take a look at the best sides you can create if using the Free Hit chip to avoid the Blank Gameweek

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire chats with BBC Sport's Kelly Somers to discuss manager Ruben Amorim's tactics, his relationship with captain Bruno Fernandes and how the squad deals with heavy criticism

The surprise resting of Alexander Isak in Gameweek 27 caught a lot of FPL managers out, so Kelly Somers and the Pod team look at our forward options and the upcoming fixtures ⚫️

Wolves forward Matheus Cunha welcomes Kelly Somers to the club for a sit-down, where he talks about life in the Premier League, battling relegation and his aspirations on the international scene with Brazil.

There's a big difference to the pod this week as Kelly Somers and the team start to look ahead to Blank Gameweek 29 and discuss how to make the most out of the Assistant Manager chip

West Ham boss Graham Potter speaks with Kelly Somers after a month in charge at the club. Potter took the West Ham job after nearly two years out of management, following his sacking at Chelsea in April 2023. In this chat he talks about being able to focus on his family for the first time in 12 years, how things ended at Chelsea and where he thinks he can take West Ham.

After the fun of one Double Gameweek, we quickly have another as Liverpool again play twice in Double Gameweek 25

Who can you trust 100% to supply returns? Are their players that need banishing from your side?

Alistair Bruce-Ball, Statman Dave & Chris Sutton are back after Gameweek 22.Chris has an unusually successful week after some big hauls from Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kevin de Bruyne and, of course, the Woodchopper.There's plagiarism amongst the FPL Community, and Dave gets questioned about his WhatsApp group chat etiquette after a successful week.Kelly Somers joins the pod ahead of Gameweek 23, and goes head-to-head with Dave in Sutton Death, while the People's Pep takes a gamble in the Listener Lowdown.

We have our first Double Gameweek of 2025 confirmed, so Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team look ahead to what that means to managers

With the cup action out of the way, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team look ahead to the upcoming midweek action and whether or not you should go against Mo Salah with your armband this week

There's a lot of cup football to be played before the Gameweek 21 deadline, so Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team take the opportunity to discuss the best use of Chips in the second half of the season

Following Saka's injury scare in Arsenal's match against Crystal Palace, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team assess the options and who could replace him

With popular pick Rayan Ait-Nouri suspended and then facing a tricky fixture run, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team look at who you could replace him with

Mo Salah cannot stop hauling for his owners as he delivered his 10th double-digit return of the season.

A short turnaround means the next Gameweek gets under way in just 2 days time with our first set of midweek fixtures of the season.

Erling Haaland's ownership continues to drop as Man City struggle, so Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team discuss what to do with their players

As Ruben Amorim has now officially taken over as Man Utd manager, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team look at what players we should consider from the Red Devils

With the international break here, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team review how the season has gone so far

Spurs winger Brennan Johnson talks form, influences, Son Heung-min & Ange Postecoglou. He discusses how comfortable he feels now he is in his second season at Tottenham Hotspur and his drive to win the club their first deomstic trophy since 2008.

Erling Haaland is the hot topic once again after an underwhelming Gameweek, in which over 300,000 managers used the Triple Captain chip on the Man City forward

It was an easily forgettable Gameweek 8 in which we saw the lowest average score of the season, as well as Erling Haaland's third blank in a row. ❌ Ahead of a Friday deadline, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod squad discuss the Norwegian's dip in form, whether to bench or sell Saka and some tempting differential options as fixtures turn for some clubs.

With some tasty fixtures coming up for Man City, Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team discuss whether it's time to take a punt on Phil Foden

The international break gives Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team a chance to review the season so far and just how brilliant Bukayo Saka has been

Aaron Ramsdale chats to Kelly Somers about leaving Arsenal for Southampton, his relationship with David Raya and maturing on and off the pitch. He also discusses his dad's podcast appearances, fancy dress trips to Wembley and why he chose to be a goalkeeper.

It's been a long week for Kelly Somers after she followed the advice of the FPL Pod team on the last episode to go without Cole Palmer and he went on to score four goals

Despite improved returns for FPL managers last Gameweek, with favourable fixture-runs shifting, the Wildcard is being used heavily again

With Man City taking on Arsenal in Gameweek 5, many managers are facing a conundrum of what to do with the popular picks from those clubs.

With the first international break of the season over plenty of managers have opted to activate their Wildcard, including the FPL Pod's very own Julien Laurens. Kelly Somers and Sam Bonfield dissect Juls' Wildcard as they also take a look at the popular transfers made by managers and weigh-up a tough week for captaincy in Gameweek 4. LISTEN * A big week for Wildcards (00m 53s) * International impact (13m 29s) * Is selling Saka sensible? (20m 59s) * Make a plan for Arsenal (23m 10s) * Differential discussion (27m 45s) * Haaland v Salah captaincy (36m 08s) Win our FPL Pod mini-league at the end of the season and get an FPL bundle: q7yco0 Follow @OfficialFPL on X and Facebook Follow Kelly on X Follow FPL Family on X Follow Julien on X

It may be an international break but Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team are here to give you the lowdown on the best Wildcard picks

Forward options are proving frustrating outside of Haaland, so Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team look ahead to who could fill your frontline

We're only one Gameweek into the new season and already discussion about using our Triple Captain Chip is hotting up

The start of the new season is almost upon us, so Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team are making their final tweaks to their squads

We've just over a week to go until the season gets under way and plenty of managers have been tinkering with their first drafts, including the FPL Pod team of Kelly Somers, Sam Bonfield and Julien Laurens.

The countdown continues until the new season starts and Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team are here to discuss their current Fantasy drafts. They talk about midfield options, how defenders are the best enablers, and if Kai Havertz is a great forward selection. LISTEN 

FPL is back for the 2024/25 and so are the full FPL Pod team of Kelly Somers, Julien Laurens and Sam Bonfield to get the season started.

Another fascinating Premier League season comes to a close! So join Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team as they look back on all the highs and lows from a thrilling campaign

Kelly Somers has reaction to Chelsea's win in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She's joined by Gilly Flaherty, Pat Nevin and commentator Vicki Sparks after Chelsea came through Ajax with a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge and 4-1 win on aggregate. Hear from Emma Hayes. And the panel react to Steph Houghton announcing she will retire at the end of the season.00:40 Was quality of finishing the difference? 03:40 Ajax may regret missed chances 04:45 Mayra Ramírez continues to impress 07:10 Erin Cuthbert ‘does what she always does' 10:30 What will Chelsea need to improve? 11:45 Can Chelsea win the quadruple? 17:15 Emma Hayes: “It's given me selection problems” 19:20 Steph Houghton to retire at end of season