Gary Lineker

English sports broadcaster and former soccer player

Gary Lineker is an English sports broadcaster and former soccer player. He played for FC Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Leicester City, Nagoya Grampus Eight, and the England national team, and was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame. After retiring, Lineker began broadcasting on BBC radio and hosted the podcasts The Rest Is Football and Lineker & Baker: Behind Closed Doors. He has appeared in the documentaries Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager and Matthews, as well as the series The F1rst Team.

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The Mishal Husain Show Gary Lineker on the World Cup, Trump and the Fans Left Behind Society & Culture
For decades, Gary Lineker anchored live sporting events for the BBC. Now he’s a podcaster and media boss. In this conversation with Mishal Husain, he talks about his new Netflix show and hopes for an England World Cup win.Lineker co-founded Goalhanger Productions, the UK’s fastest growing private company. Throughout the World Cup, his podcast “The Rest Is Football” will be streamed on Netflix. He talks about the politics around the tournament and FIFA boss Gianni Infantino’s relationship with US President Donald Trump. They also discuss Lineker’s departure from the BBC, which he describes as a “long marriage.” Contact The Mishal Husain Show mishalshow@bloomberg.netSubscribe today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Gary Lineker on Apple TV

Movies & TV Shows

Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion Documentary · 2024
Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager Documentary · 2018
Matthews Documentary · 2017

Gary Lineker on Apple Podcasts

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FROM: Leicester, England
BORN: November 30, 1960