Kammy & Ben's Proper Football Podcast

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Kammy & Ben's Proper Football Podcast Podcast

Chris Kamara is back alongside Ben Shephard in this new podcast. Expect laughs, insight and plenty of stories from some of the biggest names in football and entertainment.

  1. 1 JAN

    Kammy's Football Shorts - Football Hard Men: David Batty

    In the last of his series on midfield hardmen, Kammy remembers Leeds legend David Batty. He recalls an early battle against Batty and Vinnie Jones, and how he quickly impressed Kammy when they became team-mates at Elland Road. Why would Batty ignore him when they were opponents later in Kammy’s career, why was he so pivotal when Leeds won the league title in 1992 and why does he think Batty has been able to walk away from football?

    10 min

  2. 31/12/2023

    Kammy's Football Shorts - Football Hard Men: Graeme Souness

    Kammy talks about the fearsome Graeme Souness in his latest episode on midfield tough guys. He recalls how Souness was one of his heroes at Middlesbrough and how he felt when they came up against one another on the pitch for the first time. But why did Kammy have to give up 200 quid after? Kammy also gives his verdict on whether Souey was better than Steven Gerrard and how they became good pals when working together on TV.

    10 min

  3. 30/12/2023

    Kammy's Football Shorts - Football Hard Men: Terry Hurlock

    In the second part of his midfield tough guy series, Kammy remembers another of his former team-mates - Terry Hurlock. He explains why many players were intimidated by him and why he deserves more credit for the career that he had. Even though they were great pals, they were fiercely competitive when they faced each other and Kammy remembers one time when that spilled over and led to an early bath and a confrontation with Terry’s dad…

    10 min

  4. 29/12/2023

    Kammy's Football Shorts - Football Hard Men: Vinnie Jones

    In the first of a series on midfield tough guys, Kammy recalls playing with and against Vinnie Jones. He remembers his early impressions of Vinnie and how a friendship developed between them once they became team-mates and midfield partners at Leeds.

    9 min

  5. 28/12/2023

    Kammy's Football Shorts - Kammy v Bobby Moore

    One of Kammy’s favourite ever matches is England’s World Cup win over West Germany in 1966 and Bobby Moore was one of his biggest heroes. In this episode, Kammy reminisces about the day he faced the great man on the pitch. He explains why Moore meant so much to him, what it was like to face him and what made him so good.

    9 min

  6. 27/12/2023

    Kammy's Football Shorts - Death Threats

    Kammy is a national treasure but there was a time when someone threatened to do him some harm. In this episode of Kammy’s Football Shorts, he talks about the racist abuse faced by black players in the 70s and how his move from Portsmouth to Swindon led to him receiving death threats and requiring police protection. Years later, a chance meeting in Germany leads to a surprising revelation...

    11 min

  7. 26/12/2023

    Kammy's Football Shorts - When Gazza Came To Bradford

    In this episode of Kammy’s Football Shorts, Kammy reminisces about playing against the one and only Paul Gascoigne. This leads to Kammy remembering the day when Gazza came to Valley Parade to watch his friend Chris Waddle playing for the Bantams - and an unscheduled meeting with Mrs Kamara.

    9 min

  8. 23/11/2023

    Proper Football with Harry Redknapp

    It's the final episode of the series and Kammy and Ben have got the one and only Harry Redknapp as the last guest for the run. He says what it was like working for Daniel Levy at Spurs, whether he was in for the Leeds job last year and how he felt about not becoming the England manager. He also tells them what Frank Lampard said to him about Mykhailo Mudryk, how he thinks Tottenham will get on this season and why Paolo di Canio was the toughest player to manage during his career. Plus there's much more including memories of Bobby Moore, pranking Milan Mandaric and why West Ham told him they had to sell Rio Ferdinand. Meanwhile, Kammy reveals why he was told off at Tottenham and how he feared for his life on a recent road trip with a famous pal.

    51 min
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Chris Kamara is back alongside Ben Shephard in this new podcast. Expect laughs, insight and plenty of stories from some of the biggest names in football and entertainment.

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