Gary Lineker
English footballer and TV presenter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gary Lineker (born 30 November 1960) is an English retired footballer. He has played for the English national team. He scored 48 goals for the English national team. He then went on television on the BBC on Match of the Day. He was the highest paid presenter at the BBC. In 2020 he was paid £1.75 million.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Birth name | Gary Winston Lineker[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1960-11-30) 30 November 1960 (age 63) | ||
Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1976–1978 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1985 | Leicester City | 194 | (95) |
1985–1986 | Everton | 41 | (30) |
1986–1989 | Barcelona | 103 | (42) |
1989–1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | 105 | (67) |
1992–1994 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | (4) |
Total | 461 | (238) | |
National team | |||
1984 | England B | 1 | (0) |
1984–1992 | England | 80 | (48) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
In March 2023 he tweeted about the proposed Illegal Migration Bill: "This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the '30s, and I'm out of order?". The BBC wanted him to apologise for making a political comment, but he wouldnt. They then took him off Match of the Day. The other people from the show all supported him.[3] So did many other sport presenters.[4]