{"podcast":{"title":"The Wayne Rooney Show","slug":"the-wayne-rooney-show-7449317","podcast_index_feed_id":7449317,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p0lwvsnc.rss","website_url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0lwvsnc","image_url":"http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0lxthgz.jpg","author":"BBC","episode_count":85,"summary":"Wayne Rooney, Premier League icon, England legend, and the teenage sensation who lit up the headlines at just 16, is back. This time, he's behind the mic. The Wayne Rooney Show is your dose of football talk, where Rooney and friends team up for a deep dive into the biggest stories from the World Cup. Expect raw, unfiltered opinions and wild stories from his own career - everything from dressing room drama to unforgettable international nights. You'll also get exclusive behind-the-scenes moments with some of football's biggest names. Subscribe now and remember the name.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T16:18:46.152852+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wayne-rooney-show-7449317"},"episode":{"title":"Rooney SETTLES Midfield Debate: Gerrard, Lampard, Scholes & Keane","slug":"rooney-settles-midfield-debate-gerrard-lampard-scholes-keane","published_at":"2026-03-20T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wayne-rooney-show-7449317/rooney-settles-midfield-debate-gerrard-lampard-scholes-keane","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wayne-rooney-show-7449317","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n5js63","audio_url":"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0n7c7jk.mp3","summary":"Wayne reflects on the best midfielders he ever played with - from Steven Gerrard’s dominance and how he would have wanted him at Manchester United, David Beckham's quiet leadership and Lampard’s timing in the box. Wayne looks at Roy Keane’s authority, Michael Carrick’s understated control and why Scholes’ football brain set him apart. There’s high praise too for Ji-Sung Park, the relentless engine who stopped Andrea Pirlo and how players like Darren Fletcher and Owen Hargreaves played key roles at Manchester United. And which opposition midfielder stands out to Wayne? And what is his ultimate midfield line up?","meta_description":"Wayne reflects on the best midfielders he ever played with - from Steven Gerrard’s dominance and how he would have wanted him at Manchester United, David…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1970,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wayne-rooney-show-7449317/episodes/rooney-settles-midfield-debate-gerrard-lampard-scholes-keane/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wayne-rooney-show-7449317/rooney-settles-midfield-debate-gerrard-lampard-scholes-keane.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}