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Gary Lineker
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Biography
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Gary Lineker is an English former striker and broadcaster whose playing career began at Leicester City. He went on to Everton, Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur and Nagoya Grampus Eight, and was the leading goalscorer at the 1986 World Cup for England.
At Barcelona between 1986 and 1989, he won the Copa del Rey and European Cup Winners’ Cup. After his playing career, Lineker became a familiar television football presenter. He hosted Match of the Day from 1999 to 2025.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Leicester City — Gary LinekerOrigins and club career.
- FC Barcelona — Gary LinekerBarcelona period, honours and World Cup goalscoring.
- BBC — Final Match of the DayPresenting dates.