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Goalhanger

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.
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The Rest Is Football

Is Cole Palmer the best player in the Premier League right now? How did Manchester United get themselves into such a mess with Dan Ashworth and why has he been let go? Does Gary think Leicester will have enough to stay up with Ruud van Nistelrooy?

Gary, Alan and Micah also discuss how many points are going to be needed to win the Premier League this season and why it might be lower than recent years.

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Ice Cold Palmer, Man Utd’s Chaos Continues & A Foxes Fightback

What exactly is Man Utd’s strategy for getting back to the top? Which are the European nights that live long in the memory for our trio? After Gary turned down the chance to go on Celebrity Big Brother, are there any reality shows the guys would do?

Gary, Alan and Micah also debate whether we’ll ever see another player like Steve Bull, who played for England whilst not playing in the top flight of domestic football.

Plus, did Micah wear short-sleeve shirts just to flex his biceps? 

The lads attempt to solve the dilemma of whether long-sleeve or short-sleeve shirts are better with the help of Gemini Live on Google Pixel 9. Are you team short-sleeve or long-sleeve when playing? 

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Man Utd’s Muddled Strategy, Favourite European Nights & Gary’s Celebrity Big Brother Offer

How do Man City get out of their rut of just 1 win in 10 games? Has Saka been the most consistent player in the Champions League this year? Are Liverpool currently favourites to be crowned Champions of Europe?

Alan and Micah also tell Gary all about the fun they’ve been having on their travels across Europe this week and Micah makes a very big promise about delivering a star guest for the show.

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City’s Struggles Continue, Saka Shines Bright & Liverpool Stay Perfect

Was Ruben Amorim proved correct in leaving out Rashford and Garnacho? Where does that leave those two players? Who should Wolves and Southampton get in as their next managers?

Gary, Alan and Micah also discuss Newcastle’s hammering of Leicester, in what was a sorry display from the Foxes. 

Guinness makes its own debut as the Official Beer and Non-Alcoholic Beer of the Premier League.

18+ only, please drink responsibly and do not share with anyone under the legal drinking age.

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Amorim’s Big Calls Pay Off, Chelsea March On & More Managers Getting The Sack Than Santa

What’s that special food treat the guys love turning to? How does Gary turn the smoulder on for his modelling work? What special present has Alan got for the boys this year?

Gary, Alan and Micah also discuss the pros and cons of Christmas and find out who the scrooge of the group is!

Guinness makes its own debut as the Official Beer and Non-Alcoholic Beer of the Premier League.

18+ only, please drink responsibly and do not share with anyone under the legal drinking age.

Search https://www.guinness.com/en-gb/sport/premier-league today 

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Favourite Guilty Pleasures, Gary’s Modelling Tips & Secret Santa

Has anything in the last few weeks changed who the guys think will win the Premier League this season? Who brought his brother and dad to the training ground to fight the manager after an argument? What really happens at football club’s Christmas parties and how do managers try and control them?

Gary and Alan are joined by special guest David Moyes for the first ever The Rest Is Football live show and also discuss how managers cope when certain players have got it out for them and are ready to throw them under the bus.

The Rest Is Football live show was presented by Guinness and took place at the beautiful Audley Public House in London.

Guinness makes its own debut as the Official Beer and Non-Alcoholic Beer of the Premier League.

18+ only, please drink responsibly and do not share with anyone under the legal drinking age.

Search https://www.guinness.com/en-gb/sport/premier-league today

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TRIF Live: Tips For The Title, Fighting With The Manager & Christmas Parties

Have Liverpool got the best squad in Europe? Do Spurs need to be more pragmatic at times or should they embrace the chaos? Can Bournemouth sustain their incredible form this season? Will Vitor Pereira be the right man to keep Wolves in the Premier League?

Gary and Alan also find out why Micah was unable to do Match of the Day at the weekend.

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Liverpool’s Statement Win At Gung-Ho Spurs, Bournemouth In Dreamland & Wolves Outsmart The Foxes

A short message from Gary to say thank you to all our listeners for their support so far this season and give an update on what we’ve got planned for 2025. 

Have a wonderful Christmas!

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Merry Christmas!

Should Liverpool give Mo Salah whatever he wants to sign a new contract? How have Nottingham Forest had such a dramatic turnaround in the space of a year? Have Man City turned the corner or is there still plenty of work to do?

Gary, Alan and Micah also discuss the troubles at Spurs and what Postecoglou needs to do to turn it around.

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Sparkling Salah Shows His Worth, Forest March On & City Finally Back To Winning Ways

Why is Unai Emery crazy “in the best way possible”? How has he coped with going from playing in the Championship to the Champions League in just a year? Is Cole Palmer as laid back off the pitch as he appears on it?

Gary and Micah are joined by England and Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers to find out what key lessons helped him breakthrough at Premier League level and who started the ‘Ice Cold’ celebration first - him or Cole Palmer?

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Morgan Rogers: Unai Emery’s Craziness, From Championship to Champions League & Being Best Mates With Cole Palmer

Why did the AC Milan players end up celebrating on a golf course at 5am after their Champions League win? What did Andriy think was the key reason why he won the Ballon d’Or? And how exactly did he end up assisting in a heart transplant operation?
On today’s episode, Gary Lineker is joined by Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko.
You can buy Andriy’s new book My Life, My Football here: https://backpagepress.co.uk/books/my-life-my-football
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Shevchenko: Champions League Celebrations, Ballon d’Or Brilliance & Assisting a Heart Transplant

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