Reprezentoval Anglicko na dvoch Majstrovstvách sveta na ktorých strelil spolu 10 gólov. His last goal in English football came on the last day of the season in a 3–1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford. In August 2014, the BBC announced that as part of the show's 50th anniversary celebrations, Barry Davies would return to commentate for one last time. Match of the Day uses a selection of BBC and freelance commentators, including: Guy Mowbray, Steve Wilson, Jonathan Pearce, Steve Bower, Simon Brotherton, Vicki Sparks, Alistair Mann, Conor McNamara, Martin Fisher, Mark Scott, John Roder, Chris Wise, Robyn Cowen and Steven Wyeth. After his retirement from football he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame. Although broadcast as a separate programme and with its own unique title, it is recorded immediately following the conclusion of Match of the Day 2 on Sunday night. "I was only on Merseyside a short time, nine or 10 months in total really, but it was still a happy time personally, while professionally it was one of the most successful periods of my career," he says. [6], Match of the Day was not universally welcomed in the football world; in 1965 several clubs attempted to block a renewed deal with the BBC in fear of a drop in gate attendances at matches. Lineker married Danielle Bux on 2 September 2009, in Ravello, Italy. He then joined the youth academy at Leicester City in 1976.[9]. Originally signing a £200,000 deal in 1994, his first advert was 1995's "Welcome Home" (Lineker had recently returned to England having played in Japan). In October 2002, Lineker backed a £5 million bid to rescue his former club Leicester City, which had recently gone into administration, describing his involvement as "charity" rather than an "ego trip. [32] He was visibly upset at the decision, not looking at Taylor as he took the bench. A significant change occurred in 2001 when the Premier League awarded highlights rights to ITV in a three-year contract. [17] Barcelona went on to win the Copa del Rey in 1988 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1989. His father ran Lineker's fruit and veg stall in Leicester Market and as a child and a young player he regularly helped out on the stall. In 1997, the BBC lost all live rights to the FA Cup meaning the programme's live coverage was restricted to the UEFA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup matches, the latter competition becoming defunct in 1999. Ironically, Stoller himself admitted that he is not a football fan. It became known during the case that the article had actually been ghost-written by a journalist at the Sunday Telegraph following a telephone interview with Lineker. In April 2007, it was announced that Jacqui Oatley was to become the first woman to commentate on the programme.[7][24]. While at Everton, they reached the FA Cup final for the third consecutive year but lost 3–1 to Liverpool, despite Lineker giving them an early lead when he outpaced Alan Hansen to score. [37], In 2006, Lineker took on an acting role as the voice of Underground Ernie on the BBC's children's channel, CBeebies. He still holds England's record for goals in the FIFA World Cup. On 13 August 2016, Lineker presented the first Match of the Day of the 2016–17 season wearing only boxer shorts. The English national media had previously reported that he would be returning to England to complete his playing career at Middlesbrough or Southampton. In 1988, Lineker played in Euro 88, but failed to score as England lost all three Group games. [7] Sky's emergence made the TV rights market more competitive, with the BBC losing European Cup matches after UEFA's revamping as the Champions League in 1992, although it did broadcast the 1994 final between A.C. Milan and FC Barcelona. Each show typically features two analysts. [15][16] Highlights of the latter rounds occasionally sequence from the Premier League highlights, as they did until the previous decade, but both segments are considered separate programmes. Je tiež známy účinkovaním v reklamách na chipsy Walkers.. Hráčska kariéra. Lineker was equally talented at both football and cricket. Bournemouth versus Crystal Palace became the first Premier League game shown live on one of the five main terrestrial channels, and the BBC's first live top-flight English football match since 1987–88.[21]. [5] Lineker's father was a greengrocer, as was his grandfather William and great-grandfather, George,[6] in Leicester. He also appeared in the 1991 play An Evening with Gary Lineker by Arthur Smith and Chris England, which was adapted for television in 1994. A keen supporter of Leicester City, he led a consortium that invested in his old club, saving it from bankruptcy, and was appointed honorary vice-president. 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[11] In addition, Match of the Day 2 was launched, which showed highlights of the increasing number of Sunday fixtures, and was initially presented by Adrian Chiles. [8], A Match of the Day Annual book is also produced. He played five games in the 1986 World Cup and was top scorer of the tournament with six goals, winning the Golden Boot, making him the first English player to have done so. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=An_Evening_with_Gary_Lineker&oldid=972126599, Articles needing additional references from March 2014, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 August 2020, at 09:12. He finished as top scorer in the First Division in the 1989–90 season, scoring 24 goals as Spurs finished third.