“Gary Lineker’s Haunting Regret: What Could Have Been for England at Italia ’90”
Lineker is stepping down as host of Match of the Day next month after 26 years, and spoke to FourFourTwo magazine to mark the moment.
On television, he learned from mentor Des Lynam, before succeeding the legend after Lynam moved to ITV in 1999.
Gary Lineker’s Italia 90 agony
Before that, Lineker was one of the world’s finest strikers, netting more than 300 goals for club and country during a stellar career.
After making his name at boyhood club Leicester City, Lineker moved to Everton in 1985, before winning the golden boot at the 1986 World Cup, scoring six times to help England recover from a poor start and reach the quarter-finals.
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