Gary Lineker

English football pundit and former player · United Kingdom · Footballers · Born 1960 · age 65

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Gary Winston Lineker is an English sports broadcaster, former professional footballer and businessman who played as a striker.

A life in dates

2023“There is no huge influx. We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries.”In their words7 March 2023A tweet by Lineker on 7 March 2023 in response to home secretary Suella Braverman's plans to stop migrant's crossing the English Channel inRead the whole statement

2022Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Award for Sports JournalismAward2006“(in the build-up to the France-Portugal semi final at the 2006 World Cup) "This is the BBC and we will be completely impartial, so allez les bleus.”In their wordsRead the whole statement

2003English Football Hall of FameAward2002“I always score one against the Germans.”In their words27 August 2002Playing for the MCC against a German XI in a cricket match on 27 August 2002 and scoring a single run before being dismissed.Read the whole statement

1993Nagoya GrampusClub1993-19941990“Football is a simple game, twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.”In their wordsA quote from 1990 cited 28 years later byRead the whole statement

1989Tottenham Hotspur F.C.Club1989-19921986FC BarcelonaClub1986-19891985Everton F.C.Club1985-19861984England men's national association football teamClub1984-1992England national association football B teamClub1978Leicester City F.C.Club1978-19851976Leicester City F.C.Club1976-19781960Born30 November 1960

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Lineker in 2009

Gary and Danielle Lineker at The Asian Awards in 2015

In their own words 5

Gary Lineker

5 statements, newest first

There is no huge influx. We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries.
Mar 7, 2023, A tweet by Lineker on 7 March 2023 in response to home secretary Suella Braverman's plans to stop migrant's crossing the English Channel in, Own words
(in the build-up to the France-Portugal semi final at the 2006 World Cup) "This is the BBC and we will be completely impartial, so allez les bleus.
2006, Own words
I always score one against the Germans.
Aug 27, 2002, Playing for the MCC against a German XI in a cricket match on 27 August 2002 and scoring a single run before being dismissed., Own words

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Teams 8

Nagoya Grampus1993-1994

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.1989-1992

FC Barcelona1986-1989

Everton F.C.1985-1986

England national association football B team1984-1984

England men's national association football team1984-1992

Leicester City F.C.1978-1985

Leicester City F.C.1976-1978

Career record

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1993-1994184

1989-199210567

1986-198910342

1985-19864130

1984-198410

1984-19928048

1978-198519495

Awards

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Award for Sports Journalism2022

English Football Hall of Fame2003

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

James Joyce Awards

In their orbit 2

Spouse Danielle Lineker

Sibling Wayne Lineker

About this person

Gary Winston Lineker is an English sports broadcaster, former professional footballer and businessman who played as a striker. Regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of England's greatest players, Lineker is the only player to have been the top goalscorer in England with three clubs: Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. He also played for Barcelona in Spain, and won 80 caps for England. His media career began with the BBC, where he presented the flagship football programme Match of the Day from 1999 until 2025, the longest tenure of any MOTD presenter. Lineker was also the BBC's lead presenter for live football matches, including coverage of international tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup. He has also worked for Al Jazeera Sports, Eredivisie Live, NBC Sports Network, and BT Sport's coverage of the UEFA Champions League. In 2018 he cofounded Goalhanger, a media company that primarily produces podcasts, notably several under "The Rest is..." brand.

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United Kingdom

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