# Essien & Rooney: ‘We’d have done the Suárez handball’

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wayne-rooney-show-7449317/essien-rooney-we-d-have-done-the-su-rez-handball
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wayne-rooney-show-7449317/essien-rooney-we-d-have-done-the-su-rez-handball.md
Podcast: [The Wayne Rooney Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wayne-rooney-show-7449317)
Published: 2026-06-23T06:39:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ntkkzt
Audio file: http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0ntklt3.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wayne-rooney-show-7449317/episodes/essien-rooney-we-d-have-done-the-su-rez-handball
Duration seconds: 1802

## Resource

Could an African nation finally win the World Cup? How close did Ghana come to making history? Wayne Rooney and Michael Essien relive glory, heartbreak and unforgettable battles From Ghana's unforgettable rise at the 2006 World Cup to the heartbreak of Luis Suárez's infamous handball in 2010, Michael Essien reflects on carrying the hopes of a nation, the pressure of football's biggest stage and why Ghana still believe their greatest achievement is still to come. The pair also revisit the brutal battles between Manchester United and Chelsea, discuss José Mourinho's winning mentality, and reveal why facing each other was one of the toughest challenges of their careers.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wayne-rooney-show-7449317/episodes/essien-rooney-we-d-have-done-the-su-rez-handball/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wayne-rooney-show-7449317/essien-rooney-we-d-have-done-the-su-rez-handball.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.