Overview
- Alan Shearer and Micah Richards will contribute to The Rest Is Football during the World Cup while also serving as key BBC pundits.
- The BBC says travel, accommodation and any other expenses tied to the podcast will be entirely separated from its own coverage costs.
- Shearer is expected to be in North America throughout the tournament, and Richards will be mainly UK‑based but able to travel when it does not conflict with BBC work.
- The Times reports the Goalhanger–Netflix deal is worth about £14 million, and it remains unclear whether Netflix or Goalhanger will fund production and logistics, though not the BBC.
- More than 40 video episodes are expected under the Netflix arrangement, with Gary Lineker hosting from New York and BBC presenters Mark Chapman, Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan largely based in the UK.