Marcus Rashford’s world-exclusive interview on The Rest Is Football has set new records for Goalhanger, drawing more than 1.4 million streams across YouTube, Spotify Video and podcast platforms within 48 hours of release.
Clips from the special 40-minute episode, featuring co-hosts Gary Lineker and Micah Richards, generated a further 48.8 million views across social media in just two days, underlining the Manchester United forward’s global pulling power.
The interview, filmed on location in Barcelona, was timed to coincide with the launch of The Rest Is Football: LALIGA, a new video-first spin-off hosted by Lineker and Alex Aljoe, which debuts on 19 August.
The Rashford episode quickly became one of Goalhanger’s most successful releases to date, sparking international headlines in outlets including The New York Times, AFP, Reuters, BBC News, ESPN, The Guardian, Daily Mail and The Sun.
Support authors and subscribe to content
This is premium stuff. Subscribe to read the entire article.