‘Don’t want to jinx’: Gary Lineker gushes over Everton man whom Rio Ferdinand called ‘top-tier’ – originally posted on Sportslens.com Gary Lineker has showered heaps of praise on Everton defender Ben Godfrey on social networking site Twitter. The popular football pundit was following the FA Cup clash between Everton and Manchester City on Sunday, and […]
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‘Bewildered’: Gary Lineker and Henry Winter react to ‘harsh’ decision on Liverpool player
‘Bewildered’: Gary Lineker and Henry Winter react to ‘harsh’ decision on Liverpool player – originally posted on Sportslens.com Gary Lineker has been left surprised by Gareth Southgate’s decision to drop Trent Alexander-Arnold from the England squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. The England squad was announced yesterday as they set to begin their qualifying campaign […]
Lineker backs football heading limits; wants dementia tests
Gary Lineker says he will get extra checks on his brain for signs of dementia. Research has found that former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die from a brain disorder than the general population, and an inquiry was launched by Parliament this month into sport’s link to dementia. Lineker, […]
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‘You don’t understand football’: Lineker and Jenas react to controversial penalty decision in NLD
‘You don’t understand football’: Lineker and Jenas react to controversial penalty decision in NLD – originally posted on Sportslens.com Popular football pundits Gary Lineker and Jermaine Jenas have suggested that Arsenal should not have been awarded the penalty against Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby. The Gunners came from behind to seal a 2-1 […]
On This Day – 18th February
England played Spain on this day in 1987 at the Bernabeu and won 4-2, with Gary Lineker who scoring all four of all England’s goals.Lineker was in red-hot form, having scored a hat-trick for Barcelona in the El Classico three weeks earlier. He had joined Barcelona the previous summer for £2.8 million and had already […]
‘Belting game’: Gary Lineker reacts to Everton’s FA Cup win vs Spurs
‘Belting game’: Gary Lineker reacts to Everton’s FA Cup win vs Spurs – originally posted on Sportslens.com Popular football pundit Gary Lineker took to social networking site Twitter to express his reaction after Everton reached the FA Cup quarter-finals edging out Tottenham Hotspur in a nine-goal thriller at Goodison Park. Lineker, who represented both Everton and […]
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‘What’s more they’ve done’: Gary Lineker and Jermaine Beckford react to Leeds win on Twitter
‘What’s more they’ve done’: Gary Lineker and Jermaine Beckford react to Leeds win on Twitter – originally posted on Sportslens.com Patrick Bamford scored the 100th goal of his career as Leeds United edged out Crystal Palace in a comfortable 2-0 win on Monday night. Jack Harrison scored the other goal inside the opening three minutes […]
On This Day – 30th November
Gary Lineker, the former Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, Grampus Eight, and England striker turned 60 today.Lineker scored 48 goals in 80 matches, going tantalisingly close to breaking Bobby Charlton’s record of 49. He won the Golden Boot in the 1986 World Cup after scoring In his club career, Lineker scored 103 goals for […]
On This Day – 22nd June
For the second day in a row, an ‘On This Day’ features England being knocked out of a World Cup Quarter Final.Yesterday featured England’s defeat to Brazil in 2002 but on this day back in 1986, England lost 2-1 to Argentina in controversial circumstances. Diego Maradona was arguably the greatest player in the world back […]