Two Premiership players are to appear in the new BBC Comedy show Trevor's World of Sport. Graeme Le Saux (Southampton, former England player) and Robbie Keane (Tottenham Hotspur, current Ireland international) are to appear in the third episode on Friday 29th of August.

Le Saux says he enjoyed his first taste of acting: "It was the first time I'd done something like this. It was totally different from being on a football pitch... and you never know, it might be a new career for me! It was a great experience working with Neil Pearson and the rest of the cast. I'd love to do more acting in future."

Robbie Keane, who is also famous for his cartwheeling goal celebrations, said "I had a great time during the time I was on set. It was a completely different experience for me and one I'd like to repeat at some stage. I didn't exactly have many lines compared to the real actors. I thought I did OK but I don't expect EastEnders to be ringing me for a cameo!"

The two players appear as themselves, and the script calls for them to turn up at a dinner party hosted by the titular Trevor (played by Neil Pearson). But it's his business partner Sammy Dobbs (Paul Reynolds) that gives them more than they bargained for as he tries to poach them from their agents. As they say, much hilarity ensues.

Funny.co.uk hopes that neither player has cause to look back on this with some regret, as, with the exception of Vinny Jones, former footballers haven't really had the best of luck on TV outside of the game. However, both players are regarded as towards the more intelligent end of the footballing spectrum (Le Saux reputedly reads the Guardian, for which he has taken much flak from his teammates), and so we're hopeful that they won't make utter idiots of themselves - unless the script demands it, of course.