Gary Lineker
Summary
Gary Winston Lineker (pronounced lin-uh-kuh:), OBE (born 30 November 1960) is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC and Eredivisie Live. He remains England's top scorer in the FIFA World Cup finals, with 10 goals. Lineker began his football career at Leicester City and became known as a prolific goalscorer; despite failing to score in his first ten games, he finished as the First Division's joint top goalscorer in 1984-85 and earning his first England cap. He moved to Everton where he remained a clinical finisher, scoring 38 goals in 52 games. His first team honours came at Barcelona, where he won the Copa del Rey in 1988 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1989.
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Australian hoax DJs: where do you draw the line with on-air pranks?
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Jeremy Clarkson's Top Gear pay rises by £1m
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Top Gear deal nets Jeremy Clarkson multi-million pound payout
BBC buys Clarkson's 30% stake in company behind BBC2's most popular show as presenters sign up to three more years.
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BBC chief: I hope Radio 4's Today appoints another female presenter
George Entwistle declines to set targets for women on flagship show, but adds he would also like to see more female guests.
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Paralympic Games regret for BBC over Channel 4 TV rights, says Gary Lineker
Olympics presenter says many people are asking why the corporation missed out on television broadcasting deal.
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London 2012: Lynam takes heat for his jibes about women - and Lineker
Des Lynam, the world's most laid-back TV sports presenter, has wandered into controversy with his column in yesterday's Daily Telegraph on the BBC's coverage of the London Olympics.
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