Anecdotes

Played 80 times for England national team (1984-1992) and scored 48 goals.

Younger brother, Wayne, ownes a number of bars, aptly called "Bar Lineker", in the Mediterranean

On 21st October 2002, his first club (and home team) Leicester City went into administration. Immediately he formed a consortium of agents and former players to bid to get the club out of administration. After putting in a six-figure sum of his own money, and donations from other former players, the consortium clled 'New Fox Plc' took over the club in Feburary 2003. He left the club many years ago, but his name is still sung by fans as a mark of respect for the home-grown star.

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1992 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Association Football.

Children are George, Harry, Tobias (Toby) and Angus.

Father owns a fruit-and-veg stall in Leicester Market.

Main presenter for Match Of The Day.

His son George underwent surgery for leukaemia in 1992, which briefly meant he had to put a hold on his footballing career.

In the late 90s he opened the Freemans Park Odeon Cinema at his home town of Leicester. 'The Lost World Jurassic Park' was the first film to be shown.

He was the first British player to have been awarded the FIFA Golden Boot, the award for top goalscorer during a World Cup tournament. His six goals in the 1986 Mexico World Cup earned him the honour. In 2018, Harry Kane became the second, also playing for England and also scoring six goals in that year's World Cup.

He was an English footballer who played for the national team from 1984-'92 and was captain from 1990-'92.

He and Michelle are patrons for Leukaemia Busters, a fund raising organisation.

His first England hat-trick was against Turkey on 16 October 1985.

He made his England debut on 26 May 1984 against Scotland.

His first goal as an England international was against the Republic of Ireland on 26 March 1985.

Wore the number 10 shirt as a player.

FA Cup winner with Tottenham Hotspur FC (1991).

Played in Japan for Nagoya Grampus Eight.

Has 2 honorary MA degrees

He is a keen amateur golfer, with a handicap of four.

He scored England's first penalty in the 1990 World Cup semi-final shootout defeat to West Germany.

His eldest two sons, George and Harry, are currently attending Charterhouse school (May 2008).

He has admitted that had he been playing a few years later, he would never have avoided yellow cards because referees started handing them out far more liberally in the 1990s.

Can speak some Spanish and Japanese, from his time playing football in Spain and Japan, respectively.

41 appearances for FC Everton in First English division (1985 to 1986), scored 30 goals.

194 appearances for Leicester City in First English division (1978 to 1985), scored 95 goals.

105 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur (1989 to 1992) in First English division, scored 67 goals.

103 appearances for FC Barcelona in First Spanish division (1986 to 1989), scored 42 goals.

Second top scorer of the 1991-92 Football League First Division with 28 goals behind Ian Wright on 29 goals.