Jeff Stelling on football, family, and a career full of surprises
White Wine Question Time
Stak
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Joining us today is a sports broadcasting legend who revolutionised Saturday afternoon television and became the face of one of the UK’s most iconic football shows. Known for his unmatched wit, encyclopaedic knowledge of the game, and charm that has captured generations of fans, it’s the one and only Jeff Stelling!
In this episode, Jeff takes us through his extraordinary career, from his groundbreaking tenure on Soccer Saturday—where he turned an unlikely concept into must-watch TV—to his current roles at talkSPORT and Prime Video. He shares his fondest memories of working alongside legends like Chris Kamara, his surreal experiences on sets like Ted Lasso, and how he built a legacy that transcends football fandom.
Jeff also opens up about his personal life, reflecting on the lessons he learned during his early days at the Hartlepool Mail as well as his candid experiences as a parent to a child navigating the challenges of eating disorders. With all the heart, humour, and humility you’d expect from such a legend in the game, Jeff offers a rare and heartfelt glimpse into the highs and lows of not just a remarkable career, but a remarkable life too.
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| 0:00.0 | Are we there yet, Dad? |
| 0:02.0 | Uh, nearly. |
| 0:05.0 | Dad, are we there yet? |
| 0:08.0 | Soon, darling, aye. |
| 0:10.0 | Are we there yet? |
| 0:13.0 | Soon, just be round the corner. |
| 0:16.0 | Dad! |
| 0:17.0 | I know, I know, are we there yet? |
| 0:20.0 | No. Are we lost, Dad? |
| 0:24.1 | Aye, I think so. |
| 0:26.6 | Should have gone to Speck Savers. Book an eye test online. |
| 0:32.1 | Hey, while I've got you, can I ask you a favour? |
| 0:35.2 | White Wine Question Time has just turned six this year. I know, |
| 0:38.9 | six years old. And I wanted to ask you what it is that you like about the show, maybe don't |
| 0:46.7 | want to hear so much of, how we could better improve, the fact that you come back week after week |
| 0:52.3 | after week. So I wondered if you would indulge me and click on the link in our episode notes and answer |
| 0:58.9 | a few questions in a short survey to enable us to keep bringing you everything you want and |
| 1:04.7 | then some from white wine question time. |
| 1:07.8 | Thank you so much. |
| 1:17.2 | Coming up on this episode of White Line question time. |
| 1:26.6 | When I left Sky Sports, I wasn't sure what there would be out there. I had no idea whether people would be interested or not. |
| 1:29.8 | My boys, when they were two, three, four, five, they didn't get that. You know, I couldn't sit at |
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