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15 unusual facts about Gary Lineker


1990–91 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Gascoigne had earlier scored a tremendous free-kick in the 3–1 win against Arsenal in the semi-final (Gary Lineker scored Tottenham's other goals, with Arsenal's Alan Smith scoring Arsenal's goal).

1991–92 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Gary Lineker, who in November confirmed that he would be leaving Tottenham at the end of the season to play in Japan, scored 28 goals and was voted Football Writers' Footballer of the Year, but these goals were not enough to prevent Tottenham from under-performing throughout the campaign, losing 20 games as they finished 15th.

2012 US Open – Men's Singles final

Many fellow players current and former, took to Twitter in order to congratulate Murray, including Rafael Nadal, Pat Cash, Laura Robson, Victoria Azarenka, Jo Durie and Colin Fleming, as well as a host of other sportsmen and celebrities such as Gary Lineker, Sir Chris Hoy, Gordon Reid, Stephen Fry and Sir Alex Ferguson.

An Evening with Gary Lineker

An Evening with Gary Lineker is a 1991 stage play, adapted for television in 1994, by Arthur Smith and Chris England.

Bernard and the Genie

Directed by Paul Weiland, the movie featured actors such as John Gabriel (as the evil wizard) and Denis Lill (as lift attendant Frank Kepple), as well as cameos from Melvyn Bragg, Bob Geldof, Vincent Hanna, Gary Lineker and Trevor McDonald.

Bunk Campers

They are active members of and are supported by Tourism Ireland, Failte Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland and Belfast Visitor Convention Bureau and have been featured on a number of overseas travel and tourism television programmes including the BBC Northern Exposure starring Gary Lineker.

Christian Pander

With Gary Lineker proclaiming post match that Pander "Eats, Shoots and Leaves".

Fight for Life

Fight for Life (UK charity), a children's cancer charity whose onetime patron was Gary Lineker

Fox Sports Eredivisie

Gary Lineker provides a weekly analysis of the matches, which can be seen on the website of Eredivisie Live.

Fyfield, Essex

Wayne Lineker, brother of broadcaster and ex-professional footballer Gary Lineker, lived in Fyfield until he was jailed for two and a half years for tax fraud.

Jock Wallace, Jr.

Gary Lineker, the broadcaster and former England captain, recalls the terror he felt when Jock Wallace, then manager of Leicester City, "pinned me against the dressing room wall at half-time and called me a lazy English this and that. We were 2–0 up and I'd scored both goals. I didn't score in the second half – I was still shaking!"

John Lineker

John Lineker is named after English football striker Gary Lineker.

Lineker

Gary Lineker (born 1960), former English footballer, husband of Danielle Lineker

The Smith's Snackfood Company

Subsequently Pepsico withdrew the brand, in favour of popular British brand Walkers, which had been heavily marketed in a campaign using ex-footballer turned television presenter Gary Lineker.

Tim Gudgin

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker described Gudgin as "one of the most familiar voices in sport" and "a quintessential part of Saturday afternoons in this country".