Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker, OBEis a retired English footballer and current sports broadcaster. He holds England's record for goals in FIFA World Cup finals, with 10 scored. Lineker's media career began with the BBC, where he has presented the flagship programme Match of the Day since the late 1990s. He has also worked for Al Jazeera Sports, Eredivisie Live, NBC Sports Network and currently hosts BT Sport's coverage of the UEFA Champions League...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth30 November 1960
CityLeicester, England
An excellent player - but he does have a black side
The whole kiss-and-tell thing is a negative approach that often happens in a World Cup. We will see negative stories about the players and it can affect their confidence and the overall performance of the national team on the pitch, let alone the bid to actually stage the competition.
...an excellent player, but he [Ian Wright] does have a black side.
Messi doesn't have to do it in the Premier League to prove himself. The Champions League is the ultimate club competition. If he was in the Premier League, he'd be the best player by some distance.
When you're winning games, everyone thinks everything the manager says and does is fantastic. Then it goes the other way, and those earlier criticisms of players can backfire.
The best, most successful managers in the modern era are those who can keep a player happy even if he is not in the team. Given the size of the squads and the use of rotation nowadays, that's tougher than it's ever been.
The train's always full of football fans going up to see matches. Oh, they make sure I hear their points of view all right. They all want to have their say about their team, and make their opinions known.
It's a simple and brilliant idea. As I know only too well, the hospital does vital work and we all feel that the staff should have the best buildings and facilities money can buy.
It's amazing what you can see through Sven's specs - I must get a pair.
If somebody in the crowd spits at you, you've got to swallow it.
I think it's a wonderful idea and the animation and stories are terrific.
I was only interested in scoring goals. I wasn't interested in anything else.
Congratulations to Thierry Henry on a truly wonderful career. One of the great footballers of our time and a top bloke. Bonne chance.
We are in the entertainment business and we all know if you are top of the tree you get the big money. Those of us who have been in it are the fortunate ones but we understand that we probably don't deserve it as much as the nurses or teachers.