Gary Lineker
English footballer (born 1960)
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Gary Winston Lineker is an English sports broadcaster and former professional footballer. 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 has presented the flagship football programme Match of the Day since the late 1990s, the longest tenure of any MOTD presenter. Lineker is 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.
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'Are Liverpool best team in world right now?' - MOTD pundits on 'risky' Reds "A Liverpool blip was put to bed." Gary Lineker, Danny Murphy and Ashley Williams discuss the performance and late goals that saw the Reds win 2-0 at Brentford.BBC Sport - Published | |
The Premier League 'needs' clubs like Brentford - Frank Brentford boss Thomas Frank is the dinner guest at Gary Lineker's house, with fish on the menu and football on the agenda...BBC Sport - Published | |
Should Bayindir be Man Utd's first-choice goalkeeper? Match of the Day's Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and Theo Walcott question if Altay Bayindir impressive performance in Manchester United's FA Cup third round win over Arsenal is enough to..BBC Sport - Published | |
'Do fans want to see these given?!' MOTD pundits on Brighton penalty Match of the Day's Gary Lineker, Micah Richards and Danny Murphy discuss the penalty awarded to Brighton & Hove Albion in their 1-1 draw with Arsenal in the Premier League.BBC Sport - Published | |
Match of the DayGary Lineker introduces the goals, drama and reaction from the day’s Premier League games.BBC Sport - Published | |
'Worrying' & 'staggering' - Why do Man City keep conceding? Match of the Day's Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Ashley Williams look at Manchester City's "worrying" performance against Aston Villa, and why they seem to be conceding so many goals this season.BBC Sport - Published | |
How 'wonderful' Jesus keeps on scoring for Arsenal Match of the Day's Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Ashley Williams discuss Gabriel Jesus' "wonderful" performance for Arsenal in their 5-1 win at Crystal Palace.BBC Sport - Published | |
Conceding, cracks and fighting - are Wolves 'falling apart'? Match of the Day's Gary Lineker, Theo Walcott and Ashley Williams look at the conceded goals and ugly scenes from Wolverhampton Wanderers during their 2-1 defeat by Ipswich as the club battles against..BBC Sport - Published | |
'The consistency of Arsenal's corners is incredible' Match of the Day's Gary Lineker, Micah Richards and Martin Keown discuss how Arsenal's "incredible" set-pieces helped them beat Manchester United.BBC Sport - Published | |
Lineker: It is 'right time' to leave Match of the Day The host says it "makes sense for someone else to take the helm" of the long-running football show.BBC Sport - Published Also reported by •Sky News | |
Gary Lineker steps down as Sports Personality host The news comes a day after confirmation that he will leave the BBC's Match of the Day.BBC Sport - Published | |
How does BBC report on big stories about itself? Following news that Gary Lineker will leave Match of the Day at the end of the season, how does the BBC cover stories about itself?BBC Sport - Published | |
Lineker to stop hosting Match of the Day, BBC confirmsThe BBC has "agreed in principle a contract extension through to the 2026 World Cup," with Lineker.BBC Sport - Published | MOTD has been a big part of my life - Lineker Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker speaks to BBC Breakfast's John Watson as the flagship football show celebrates its 60th birthday. Lineker has been presenting the show for 25 years since 1999.BBC Sport - Published |
Who could replace Gary Lineker on Match Of The Day?Gary Lineker's 25-year spell as Match Of The Day (MOTD) host marks the end of an era.Sky News - Published | Gary Lineker to leave BBC's Match of the Day The broadcaster has hosted the corporation's flagship football show Match of the Day since 1999.BBC Sport - Published |
BBC confirms Gary Lineker will step down as Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker will step down as host of Match Of The Day at the end of the season, the BBC has confirmed.Sky News - Published | MOTD without Lineker is the end of an era - will the next generation know him only as a podcasting mogul? No one under the age of 25 knows Match of the Day without Gary Lineker.Sky News - Published |
How Gary Lineker went from football sensation to BBC star The BBC will lose one of its highest-profile presenters when he stops hosting Match of the Day.BBC Sport - Published | |
