UK · 2023–now
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.
Aug 2023
earliest episode we have
542
episodes
4
parent shows
2
shows descended from it
Lineage
- ●The Game 2006
- └Football Daily 2017
- └The Rest Is Football 2023
Also descends from talkSPORT Daily Football, Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter and Sky Sports Premier League Podcast.
Why these parents?
- Football Daily (BBC 5 Live)
- Gary Lineker — host, 22 appearances from Jun 2018 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- Alan Shearer — co-host, 29 appearances from Jun 2018 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- Micah Richards — co-host, 29 appearances from Sep 2019 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- talkSPORT Daily Football
- Gary Lineker — interviewee, 8 appearances from Sep 2019 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- Alan Shearer — guest, 1 appearance from Nov 2022 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- Micah Richards — guest, 1 appearance from Jan 2021 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter
- Micah Richards — interviewee, 4 appearances from Feb 2021 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
- Micah Richards — co-host, 118 appearances from Dec 2019 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
11 weaker links (a founder made a one-off appearance before launch)
- The Athletic Football Podcast
- Gary Lineker — interviewee, 1 appearance from Jun 2022 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- Alan Shearer — interviewee, 2 appearances from Jun 2021 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- Premier League All Access (talkSPORT)
- Gary Lineker — interviewee, 2 appearances from Apr 2020 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- Rio Ferdinand Presents FIVE
- Gary Lineker — guest, 1 appearance from Nov 2022 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- Alive and Kicking: The 90s Football Podcast
- Alan Shearer — interviewee, 1 appearance from May 2018 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- That Peter Crouch Podcast
- Alan Shearer — guest, 1 appearance from Apr 2022 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- The Overlap (Gary Neville)
- Alan Shearer — interviewee, 1 appearance from Nov 2021 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
- Alan Shearer — interviewee, 1 appearance from Aug 2022 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- Wrighty's House
- Alan Shearer — guest, 1 appearance from Jul 2021 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- The Big Scottish Football Podcast
- Micah Richards — guest, 1 appearance from Aug 2022 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- Superscoreboard (Clyde)
- Micah Richards — guest, 1 appearance from Aug 2022 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
- The Greatest Game with Jamie Carragher
- Micah Richards — interviewee, 1 appearance from May 2021 (before this show launched in Aug 2023)
What it led to
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