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Gary Lineker, wearing glasses, smiles as he poses for a photograph at the National Theatre Up Next Gala in London. Gary Lineker of England, in his twenties, smiles while celebrating his hat trick during the FIFA 1986 World Cup match against Poland in Monterrey, Mexico. Wearing a bandage on one hand, he holds a paper cup in the other as he celebrates.
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Gary Lineker

English football (soccer) player and sports broadcaster
Also known as: Gary Winston Lineker
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Gary Lineker (born November 30, 1960, Leicester, England) is an English retired football (soccer) player and sports broadcaster. A prolific striker for both club and country, he is widely regarded as one of the best forwards of his generation. He played for the England national football team and for the clubs Leicester City, Everton, FC Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, and Nagoya Grampus. He won the Golden Boot as the top scorer at the 1986 FIFA World...

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