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Gary Winston^[1] Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football striker who scored ten goals in two World Cups for the England national team and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Wikiquote is one of a family of wiki-based projects run by the Wikimedia Foundation, running on MediaWiki software. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article discusses Leicester in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Soccer redirects here. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football (soccer) competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... The broadcasting of sports events is the coverage of sports on television, radio and other broadcasting mediums. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...

Since retiring from playing in 1994, Lineker has featured in several television commercials for Walkers crisps. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... This article is about the snack food manufacturer. ... For the other potato product referred to as chips see French fried potatoes. ...

It was his sense of positioning and tap-ins that made him one of England's most prolific strikers of all-time, although this style of play sometimes provoked accusations that he was a "goal hanger" capitalising on the effort of others. However, Lineker was an intelligent player with an understanding of the game and dedication to improvement.^{[citation needed]} During his professional career, he was never cautioned or sent off by the referee. He studied the Spanish and Japanese languages,^[2] which allowed him to adjust better than most of his compatriots when playing for foreign clubs, and also to make a smooth transition into his role as a pundit and sports broadcaster. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Early life

He attended the City of Leicester School on Downing Drive in Evington and gained O levels and A levels. Following a short stint as a medical student at King's College London he gave up his studies after breaking into Leicester's first-team squad in 1978. Evington is a suburb and village in eastern Leicester, England. ... For other uses, see Kings College. ...

Club career

He began his career at his hometown club of Leicester City in 1976. Lineker began scoring prolifically in the early 1980s, finishing twice amongst the top flight's leading scorers and winning his first England call up. He helped Leicester win promotion to the top flight in 1983 and was the First Division's joint top goalscorer in 1984-85 (tied on 24 goals with Kerry Dixon). Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) is an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... // First Division Howard Kendalls world class Everton side beat neighbours Liverpool to the league championship, while Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United followed closely behind. ... Kerry Michael Dixon (born 24 July 1961, in Luton) is a retired English professional footballer who played most notably for Chelsea and England. ...

He was then sold to Everton for £800,000 and scored 40 goals in 52 games, and once again was the First Division's leading goalscorer, this time with 30 goals. He helped Everton finish second in the league and reach the FA Cup final for the third year in a row. He gave them an early lead over Liverpool, who then turned the tables and beat Everton 3-1. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ...

Barcelona signed him for £2,200,000 just prior to the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. His Golden Shoe-winning performance at the finals led to much anticipation of success at the Nou Camp, and he didn't disappoint, scoring 21 goals in 41 games during his first season, including a hat-trick in a 3-2 win over arch rivals Real Madrid."^[3]. Barcelona went on to win the Copa del Rey in 1988 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1989. However, Barcelona coach Johan Cruijff decided to play Lineker on the right of the midfield and he eventually lost his first team place. Fútbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (pronounced ), is a Spanish sports club based in Barcelona. ... The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. ... Camp Nou (Catalan for new field, often reversed in English to become Nou Camp) is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ... The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams. ... The UEFA Cup Winners Cup (also known as the European Cup Winners Cup) was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. ... Hendrik Johannes Cruijff ( ) - often spelled Cruyff outside the Netherlands; see IJ (digraph)); born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager/coach and former player. ...

Lineker was wanted by Alex Ferguson of Manchester United to partner his ex-Barcelona team-mate Mark Hughes in attack, but Lineker rejected the Manchester club and returned to England at Tottenham Hotspur for £1,200,000 to play three seasons, scoring 67 goals in 105 games and winning the FA Cup. He finished as top scorer in Division One in the 1989–90 season, scoring 24 goals. He was in the Tottenham side which won the FA Cup in 1991 and was pipped at the post for the position as the top division's leading goalscorer in 1991-92 with 28 goals from 35 games in a 42 games season by Ian Wright who finished with 29, but Tottenham's dismal defensive record meant that they finished the final pre-Premier League season in 15th place. For other persons named Alex Ferguson, see Alex Ferguson (disambiguation). ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... This article is about the Welsh footballer. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which plays in the Premier League. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... // First Division Liverpool overhauled a greatly improved Aston Villa side to win their 18th league championship trophy and their fifth major trophy in as many seasons under Kenny Dalglishs management. ... The 1991-92 season was the 112th season of competitive football in England. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ...

He ended his career with an injury-plagued spell in Japan's J. League with Nagoya Grampus Eight where he made 23 appearances over two seasons scoring nine times before announcing his retirement in the autumn of 1994. Lineker was PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1986 and placed third in voting for the inaugural FIFA World Player of the Year in 1991. Despite his long career, Lineker was never cautioned by a referee for foul play (never once receiving a yellow card or a red card). The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.League ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ... Nagoya Grampus Eight ) is a Japanese football (soccer) club which plays in the first division of the J. League. ... At the end of every English football season the members of the PFA, the players union, vote on which of its members has played the best football in the previous year. ... The FIFA World Player of the Year is a football award given annually to the male and female player who are thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams. ... Misconduct in football (soccer) is any conduct by a player which is deemed by the referee to warrant a disciplinary sanction (caution or dismissal) in accordance with Law 12 the Laws of the Game. ... Misconduct in football (soccer) is any conduct by a player which is deemed by the referee to warrant a disciplinary sanction (caution or dismissal) in accordance with Law 12 the Laws of the Game. ...

National team career

He first played for the England national team against Scotland in 1984. He played five games in the 1986 World Cup, and was top scorer of the tournament with six goals, winning the Golden Shoe, making him the first and to this day only English player to have done so. He played most of the tournament wearing a lightweight cast on his forearm. In 1988 Lineker played in the European Football Championship, but failed to score as England lost all three Group games. It was later established that he had been suffering from hepatitis^{[4] [5]}. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... First international Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11–0 Ireland  (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 7–0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. ... Ruud Gullit lifts the trophy after winning the cup with the Netherlands The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. ... Hepatitis (plural hepatitides) implies injury to liver characterised by presence of inflammatory cells in the liver tissue. ...

In the 1990 World Cup, he scored four goals to help England reach the semi-finals. He scored an equaliser against West Germany after Andreas Brehme sent England 1-0 down, but the West Germans triumphed in the penalty shoot-out and went on to win the trophy. The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ... For a full history of the West Germany national football team, see Germany national football team. ... Andreas Brehme (born November 9, 1960 in Hamburg) is a German football coach and former football defender. ...

He retired from international football with 80 caps and 48 goals, one fewer goal than Bobby Charlton's England record (although Charlton took 26 more caps to score his one extra goal). In what proved to be his last England match, against Sweden at Euro 92, he was controversially substituted by England coach Graham Taylor, in favour of Arsenal striker Alan Smith, ultimately denying Lineker the chance to equal the total. He had earlier missed a penalty that would have brought him level, in a pre-tournament friendly against Brazil. He was seen to be visibily upset at the decision, not looking at Taylor as he took the bench. A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won the World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. ... The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 92) final tournament was hosted by Sweden. ... Graham Taylor OBE (born September 15, 1944, Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a football manager and a former player. ... Alan Martin Smith (born November 2, 1962 in Bromsgrove) is a former English footballer, most notably associated with Arsenal. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav Jevrić of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ...

He scored 4 goals in an England match on two occasions^[6].

Honours

• Copa del Rey: 1988
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1989
• FA Cup: 1991; Runner-up 1986
• English league top scorer: 1985, 1986, 1990

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International Goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Scored
1	1985-03-26	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Republic of Ireland	2-1	Friendly match	1
2	1985-06-16	Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles	USA	5-0	Friendly match	2
3	1985-10-16	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Turkey	5-0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification	3
4	1986-06-11	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey	Poland	3-0	1986 FIFA World Cup	3
5	1986-06-18	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Paraguay	3-0	1986 FIFA World Cup	2
6	1986-06-22	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Argentina	1-2	1986 FIFA World Cup	1
7	1986-10-15	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Northern Ireland	3-0	1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying	2
8	1987-02-18	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid	Spain	4-2	Friendly match	4
9	1987-05-19	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Brazil	1-1	Friendly match (Rous Cup)	1
10	1987-09-09	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf	West Germany	1-3	Friendly match	1
11	1987-05-10	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Turkey	8-0	1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying	3
12	1988-05-25	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Colombia	1-1	Friendly match (Rous Cup)	1
13	1988-11-22	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Netherlands	2-2	Friendly match	1
14	1988-05-28	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne	Switzerland	1-0	Friendly match	1
15	1989-04-26	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Albania	5-0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification	1
16	1989-06-03	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Poland	3-0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification	1
17	1989-06-07	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen	Denmark	1-1	Friendly match	1
18	1990-03-26	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Brazil	1-0	Friendly match	1
19	1990-05-15	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Denmark	1-0	Friendly match	1
20	1990-06-11	Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari	Republic of Ireland	1-1	1990 FIFA World Cup	1
21	1990-07-01	Stadio San Paolo, Naples	Cameroon	3-2	1990 FIFA World Cup	2
22	1990-07-04	Stadio delle Alpi, Turin	West Germany	1-1 (3-4 on pens)	1990 FIFA World Cup	1
23	1990-04-02	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Hungary	1-0	Friendly match	1
24	1990-10-17	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Poland	2-0	1992 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying	1
25	1991-02-06	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Cameroon	2-0	Friendly match	2
26	1991-07-26	Empire Stadium, Wembley	Argentina	2-2	Friendly match (England Challenge Cup)	1
27	1991-06-03	Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland	New Zealand	1-0	Friendly match	1
28	1991-06-12	Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	4-2	Friendly match	4
39	1991-11-13	Stadion Miejski, Poznań	Poland	1-1	1992 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying	1
30	1992-02-19	Empire Stadium, Wembley	France	2-0	Friendly match	1
31	1992-04-29	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow	CIS	2-2	Friendly match	1

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Career statistics

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Post-playing career

Lineker is a freeman of the City of Leicester (which entitles him to graze his sheep - should he have any - on Town Hall Square) and he is often referred to as "Leicester's favourite son". As a youngster, he famously worked on his family's stall in Leicester Market. Lineker still helped out on the stall at the height of his playing career during the late 1980s and early 1990s, though usually only in the closed season. His links with cricket were renewed when he was invited to become Honorary President of Kent-based wandering cricket club, Paraguayan Elbows CC.^[7] The club, which was founded in 1986, was named in his honour after an incident in that summer's World Cup match between England and Paraguay.

In 2003 Lineker was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame. He once remarked "Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win." The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England. ...

In October 2003, Lineker announced a £5 million rescue plan for cash-strapped club Leicester City, describing his involvement as charity rather than an ego trip. He said that he would invest a six-figure sum and other members of his consortium would invest a similar amount. Lineker met the fans' group to persuade them to try and raise money to rescue his former club. Another six-figure sum donor was Emile Heskey, who had not only followed in Lineker's footsteps by going to the same school as him, but also went on to play for Leicester City and England. Lineker is now honorary vice-president of Leicester City, along with Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton, and the north stand of the club's Walkers Stadium is named in his honour. Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey[6] (born January 11, 1978 in Leicester, England)[1] is an English footballer. ... Gordon Banks OBE (born December 30, 1937) is a former English footballer, elected in a poll by the IFFHS as the second best goalkeeper of the 20th Century. ... Peter Leslie Shilton OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) was an outstanding goalkeeper who holds the record for playing more games than any other player. ... The Walkers Stadium is a football stadium which plays home matches to English football team Leicester City F.C. The stadium, inaugurated in July, 2004, holds 32,500 and is named after Leicester Citys sponsers Walkers. ...

In 2005, Lineker was sued for defamation by Australian footballer Harry Kewell over comments Lineker had made writing in his column in the Sunday Telegraph about Kewell's transfer from Leeds United to Liverpool. However the jury was unable to reach a verdict. It transpired in the case that the article had actually been ghost-written by a journalist at the Sunday Telegraph following a telephone interview with Lineker.^[8] “Libel” redirects here. ... Harry Kewell (born 22 September 1978 in Smithfield, Sydney), is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premier League. ... This article concerns the British newspaper. ... Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... For other uses, see Ghostwriter (disambiguation). ...

Personal life

Lineker recently divorced from his wife Michelle, following 20 years of marriage. They have four sons. His oldest son George survived a rare form of leukaemia as a baby in the early 1990s; Lineker has since appeared in adverts encouraging people to give blood as a result. The split is described as "amicable".^[9] Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. ... Leukemia or leukaemia(Greek leukos λευκός, “white”; aima αίμα, “blood”) (see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

He is currently the partner of Danielle Bux (born c. 1979), a mother of one[1]. He married Michelle Cockayne (a beauty therapist) in July 1986 in Leicester. They had four children including two sons born in March 1996 and September 1997.

In April 2006, his brother Wayne was jailed for two and a half years for a tax fraud (money laundering) of £220,000[2]. Money laundering is the practice of engaging in financial transactions in order to conceal the identity, source and destination of the money in question. ...

Broadcasting

Following retirement from professional football, he developed a career in the media, initially on BBC Radio 5 Live and as a football pundit before replacing Des Lynam as the BBC's anchorman for football coverage, including their flagship football television programme Match of the Day, and as a team captain on the acerbic sports game show, They Think It's All Over from 1995 to 2003, where he was heavily (though affectionately) ridiculed for being a "goal hanger", described as "lethal from twelve inches" -- a parody of Lineker's short-range scoring prowess. Following the departure of Steve Rider from the BBC, Lineker, who is a keen recreational golfer with a handicap of four, became the new presenter for the BBC's golf coverage. However his debut in this role at the The Masters was much derided - one commentator saying that "...keeping him in the anchor's chair would be a major own goal."^{[citation needed]} However he continued to front the BBC's coverage of the Masters and The Open, where he put his language skills to good use by giving an impromptu interview in Spanish with Argentinian Andres Romero.[3] BBC Radio Five Live is the radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Desmond Michael Lynam (born 17 September 1942) is an Irish sports presenter and game show host on British television and radio, born in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... For the Doctor Who novel, see Match of the Day (Doctor Who). ... Quiz show redirects here. ... They Think Its All Over (1995-2006) is the name of a British satirical game show with a sporting theme produced by TalkbackTHAMES and shown on BBC One. ... A well known BBC Sports presenter and was once the chief presenter on BBC Grandstand he now presents mainly Olympic and Golf sports coverage ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... A golf handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfers playing ability. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the golf tournament. ... The Open are an English five-piece Indie-rock band who are signed to Loog Records. ... Andres Romero (born 8 May, 1981) is an Argentine golfer who plays on the European Tour. ...

He presented a six-part TV Series for the BBC in 1998 (directed by Lloyd Stanton) called "Golden Boots" [4], with other football celebrities. It was an extensive history of the World Cup focusing on the 'Golden Boots' (top scorers).

In 2001, Lineker was approached by game makers Codemasters to front the LMA Manager series on PlayStation. Lineker would pair up with Alan Hansen, fellow MOTD pundit to voice the post match comments on the game, with Barry Davies voicing the commentary. Since then the game has sold millions of copies and in LMA 2006, Lineker voices news items and the cup draws on the game. In 2004 he was also chosen to front the Codemasters England International Football game, with him voicing the team selection and the pre- and post-match menus. Codemasters (earlier known as Code Masters) is one of the oldest British video game developers. ... LMA Manager is a football (soccer) management video game series developed and published by Codemasters. ... PlayStation redirects here. ... Alan David Hansen (born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, June 13, 1955) is a BBC television expert football pundit and a former football player. ... Barry Davies (born 24 October 1940 in Kent, England) was educated at Cranbrook School which also numbers commentators Brian Moore and Peter West amongst its alumni - and London University, where he read English literature. ...

In 2002, Lineker took on his first acting role, barring roles playing himself in films such as Bend It Like Beckham or in the adapted for television stage play An Evening with Gary Lineker, as the voice of Underground Ernie on the BBC's children's channel, CBeebies. Both Gary and Michelle Lineker make a 'blink-and-you'll-miss-them' appearance as diners leaving a restaurant in the 1993 Eric Idle film Splitting Heirs. Bend It Like Beckham is a British film released in 2002 in the UK and released in the United States in March 2003. ... An Evening with Gary Lineker is a stage play, later adapted for television, by Arthur Smith and Chris England. ... CBeebies is a British television channel produced by the BBC and aimed at children six years and under. ... Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author and composer of comedic songs. ... Splitting Heirs is a 1993 British film starring Eric Idle, Rick Moranis, Barbara Hershey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cleese and Sadie Frost. ...

Walkers Advertisments

His popularity has enabled him to appear in a light-hearted series of commercials for Walkers, playing a comical role as an arch-villain which sends up his reputation as a nice guy. He has been fronting these adverts since 1995, making this one of the longest running advertising campaigns ever. Walkers, a British producer of snack foods, temporarily named their salt & vinegar crisps after Lineker in the late 1990s - they were labelled 'Salt-n-Lineker.'^[10] This article is about the snack food manufacturer. ... This article is about the snack food manufacturer. ...

Charitable activity

Gary Lineker will face questioning by a former England rugby player as part of Cancer Research UK's political Turn the Tables initiative.^[11] The event will take place on April 24th at London's Cafe Royal and will allow sporting heroes to question sports journalists. Cancer Research UK hopes to raise over £40,000 for the charity's life-saving work.

References

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Gary Lineker: Strikingly Different, Colin Malam, Stanley Paul Publications, London, 1993 ISBN 0-09-175424-0 Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...

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External links

• Gary Lineker career stats at Soccerbase
• English Football Hall of Fame Profile
• Gary Lineker's Football Career Home and Abroad
• Gary Lineker at the Internet Movie Database

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1 Shilton • 2 Gary Stevens • 3 Sansom • 4 Hoddle • 5 Martin • 6 Butcher • 7 Bryan Robson • 8 Wilkins • 9 Hateley • 10 Lineker • 11 Waddle • 12 Anderson • 13 Woods • 14 Fenwick • 15 Gary A. Stevens • 16 Reid • 17 Steven • 18 Hodge • 19 Barnes • 20 Beardsley • 21 Dixon • 22 Bailey • Coach: Bobby Robson

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