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Gary Winston Lineker (/ ˈ l ɪ n ə k ər / LIN-ə-kər; born 30 November 1960) is an English sports broadcaster and former professional footballer who played as a striker.Lineker is the only player to have been the top goalscorer in England with three clubs: Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.
Driven by Glenn Hoddle and John Barnes, they created chances, and Gary Lineker scored his sixth goal of the tournament in the 81st minute from a Barnes cross. Argentina had further chances as well, with Carlos Tapia hitting the inside of the post immediately after England's goal. [7]
Gary Lineker has won the honour three times, all with different clubs, the only player to do so. In the 1951–52 season, Chile international Jorge 'George' Robledo became the first foreign player to score the most goals in a season, topping the list with 33 goals for Newcastle United. [4] He stood alone on this list for 47 years.
The former footballer will be stepping down from his role on Match Of The Day at the end of the season, according to the BBC.
England have conceded eleven hat-tricks since 1872, the most recent being scored by Zlatan Ibrahimović who scored four goals in a 4–2 defeat by Sweden in a friendly match in November 2012. Richard Hofmann was the first player from outside the Home Nations to score a hat-trick against England, scoring three times for Germany in a friendly ...
In their last first-round game, with the captaincy taken over by Peter Shilton in goal, a first-half Gary Lineker hat-trick helped the reshaped side beat Poland 3–0 – although losing yet another player to a ban for the next round, Terry Fenwick receiving his second booking of the tournament. Poland had previously beaten Portugal, and in the ...
It is the first time the role will be shared between three people, with former England striker Gary Lineker having presented the show since 1999. ... People want to see the goals, they want to see ...
As Lineker prepares for life away from the BBC, his podcast empire is proving there is life away from football Inside Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger podcast empire as host ends Match of the Day ...