271: Harry Kewell (Part B)
6/17/202629 min
Harry Kewell knows exactly what it feels like to stand on football’s biggest stage.
Thanks to SBS, one of Australia’s greatest footballers joins us for an unforgettable conversation about the biggest tournament in the world and so much more!
Harry takes listeners inside the rockstar treatment of a World Cup campaign, reflects on the goosebumps he still gets remembering his famous 2006 goal against Croatia, and explains why that strike was never about personal glory, it was for Australia.
He also revisits his rise from a determined teenager fighting for a place at Leeds United, the surprising lessons he learned playing rugby league as a kid, his iconic long-sleeve look, Liverpool, an emotional Champions Trophy and the passion that now drives his coaching career.
Whether you're in Socceroos mode or simply love hearing elite athletes unpack the biggest moments of their lives, this is Harry Kewell as you've rarely heard him before.
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First 90 secondsMark Howard· Host0:00
[upbeat music] A listener production. [gentle music] You are listening to episode 271 of The Howie Games Part B, featuring Harry Kewell. Remember, you can watch every match of the FIFA World Cup live and free with SBS and SBS On Demand, and see more of Harry. Win-win. On we go, Tommy. The Socceroos. I just wanna ask you about a few games, um, but with some brief answers. But before I do that, briefly, pulling on the Socceroo shirt, what, what does it mean to Harry Kewell? Like, you did it as a 17-year-old, uh, on debut. What, what does being a Socceroo mean to you?
Harry Kewell· Guest0:39
It means everything. Well, it means first and foremost, you're absolutely killing it for your club.
Mark Howard· Host0:44
Mm.
Harry Kewell· Guest0:45
That's the truth. Because if, if you're not playing well for your club, then you're not even gonna get the, the chance to put that green and gold jersey on. So again, putting it on, meaning you're in a good place. So that's, that's, that's the main thing when I looked at putting on that green and gold jersey, is that, well, I'm doing well for my club because that's the only reason I'm getting picked for my national team, because we did have a strong team.
Mark Howard· Host1:08
So some of the games I wanna ask you about, uh, everyone talks about the disaster of the MCG, but the week prior to that, November 1997, the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. Tehran, Iran one, Australia one. Kewell scores. But the crowd, Harry, was reported, I went back, the crowd