The Rest is Football pivoted this week to a Premier League quiz format, putting Alan Shearer in the host chair to test Gary Lineker and Micah Richards on the most expensive player departures in league history.
Lineker opened the proceedings by introducing the panel, noting, "Hello, and welcome to The Rest is Football, a quiz episode, with Alan Shearer, Micah Richards, and me, Gareth Southgate." While the lighthearted tone remained consistent with their usual analysis of Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, the shift to a competitive quiz format provided a break from the standard tactical post-mortems.
The hosts kept the energy high as Richards claimed victory in the session. Shearer wrapped the episode with a simple sign-off: "Well, that's it from The Rest is Football. Um, well done, Micah Richards. So goodbye from me." With Jamie Vardy also appearing on the feed this week to promote his Netflix project, the podcast appears to be leaning into a variety-show model alongside their usual VAR controversy coverage.
