Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Harry Kewell, a Socceroos legend, Liverpool Champions League winner, Leeds United superstar and now international coach joins The Howie Games for one of the most powerful football stories you’ll hear.
From growing up in Australia to dominating the Premier League, playing in front of 120,000 fans in Tehran, and scoring iconic World Cup goals, Harry opens up like never before.
🎧 The Howie Games is Australia's #1 Sports Podcast. Where the biggest names in the world of sport go one-on-one with sports journalist Mark Howard. From ultimate highs to tear-jerking lows, Howie lifts the lid on the real stories behind the headlines. He sits down with the biggest names in Australian & world sport, finding out how they started out, what makes them tick, how they deal with the big wins and the big losses, and how they take on sport and life from here.
Hear the full Howie Games episode on LiSTNR 👉 https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/the-h...
Stream full Howie Games episodes on Apple Podcasts & Spotify 👉 link.chtbl.com/HowieGameslisten
Stream full episodes on LiSTNR 👉 https://fal.cn/HowieGamesListnr
00:00 Why Harry Kewell is an all-time Socceroos great
06:05 Life coaching in Vietnam (family sacrifice & reality)
10:56 First football memories & growing up in Australia
15:03 Moving to England at a young age (Leeds journey)
22:48 Choosing Liverpool over Man United, Arsenal & more
31:48 What it means to play for the Socceroos
32:17 Iran vs Australia (128,000 crowd experience)
37:23 Uruguay qualifiers & intense environments
43:53 What the World Cup is really like as a player
50:08 Retirement & finding purpose in coaching
54:04 Advice for young athletes
Harry Kewell, a Socceroos legend, Liverpool Champions League winner, Leeds United superstar and now international coach joins The Howie Games for one of the most powerful football stories you’ll hear.
From growing up in Australia to dominating the Premier League, playing in front of 120,000 fans in Tehran, and scoring iconic World Cup goals, Harry opens up like never before.
🎧 The Howie Games is Australia's #1 Sports Podcast. Where the biggest names in the world of sport go one-on-one with sports journalist Mark Howard. From ultimate highs to tear-jerking lows, Howie lifts the lid on the real stories behind the headlines. He sits down with the biggest names in Australian & world sport, finding out how they started out, what makes them tick, how they deal with the big wins and the big losses, and how they take on sport and life from here.
Hear the full Howie Games episode on LiSTNR 👉 https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/the-h...
Stream full Howie Games episodes on Apple Podcasts & Spotify 👉 link.chtbl.com/HowieGameslisten
Stream full episodes on LiSTNR 👉 https://fal.cn/HowieGamesListnr
00:00 Why Harry Kewell is an all-time Socceroos great
06:05 Life coaching in Vietnam (family sacrifice & reality)
10:56 First football memories & growing up in Australia
15:03 Moving to England at a young age (Leeds journey)
22:48 Choosing Liverpool over Man United, Arsenal & more
31:48 What it means to play for the Socceroos
32:17 Iran vs Australia (128,000 crowd experience)
37:23 Uruguay qualifiers & intense environments
43:53 What the World Cup is really like as a player
50:08 Retirement & finding purpose in coaching
54:04 Advice for young athletes
