Lineker

British

/ ˈlɪnɪkə /

noun

Gary (Winston). born 1960, English footballer and TV presenter: a striker, he scored 48 goals in 80 matches for England (1984–92); his clubs included Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, and Tottenham Hotspur

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In 1992, Gary Lineker had the chance to match Sir Bobby Charlton's 49 goals for England in a friendly against Brazil but fluffed his attempted Panenka and ended up one shy of the then-record.

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Netflix also signed up Gary Lineker's The Rest is Football podcast for next year's men's World Cup.

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"Well, he's a top dog in 2025 - absolutely, yeah," Shearer replies coyly, before the pair and Gary Lineker erupt into fits of giggles.

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Goalhanger, the podcast company Lineker co-founded and which is behind big brands like The Rest Is Politics, The Rest is Entertainment and The Rest Is History, has signed a deal, announced this week, with Netflix to turn its football edition into a daily TV show on the streaming service during next summer's World Cup, taking place across North America.

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It's fresh territory not only for this podcast behemoth, but for one man in particular - Lineker.

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