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Gary Lineker ended his career in Japan, where he moved after the 1992 European Championship, having previously announced that he would stop playing for the national team. Lineker spent 2 years in the Nagoya Grampus Ait club, but injuries did not allow him to play at full strength. Returning to his homeland in 1994, the famous football player received the Order of the British Empire from the hands of the Queen.

Before the World Cup in Italy, Gary moved to the Spurs camp. In their composition, he again became the top scorer of the championship, but the club, led by Venables, could only win the FA Cup. Lineker suffered from injuries, to this was added a serious illness of his son. He will go to the 1992 European Championship in Sweden as a captain. Group stage matches with Denmark and France ended in goalless draws. However, the “three lions” team lost to the hosts of the championship, the Swedes, - 1:2. The only English goal in that championship was scored after an accurate pass from the right flank of Lineker.

We, the British, are bad at taking penalties after the game, not because we don’t know how, it’s just that we in England are used to playing until the end until the winner is determined after the end of the game, and not as a result of the lottery

David Platt scored in the last minute of extra time against Belgium. And in the quarterfinals, the British were opposed by the opening team of the 1990 World Cup - Cameroon, led by coach Valery Nepomniachtchi. The English were leading 1-0, trailing 1-2, then Lineker twice - both times from the penalty spot - brought the English to the wards of Franz Beckenbauer. The regular time of the match against Germany is 1-1: Lineker's goal and Paul Parker's ridiculous rebound led the match to a penalty shootout won by the Germans. In an interview, Sir Bobby Robson says:

Lineker arrived in Italy, already being part of Tottenham Hotspur. Young Paul Gascoigne arrived with him. Sir Bobby Robson presented a well-prepared team to the Italians. Once in the qualifying stage in the same group with Egypt, Ireland and Holland, the British managed to get out, having two draws and one victory in their luggage. Lineker scored one goal against Ireland. But more was expected from the top scorer of the English championship.

The leadership of the English Football Federation appealed to the leadership of FIFA with a request to allow Gary Lineker to play with an armband. Matches in Mexico, where Lineker played with a bandage on his arm, went around the world. At the championship, the team did not start very well. The first rivals were strong Portuguese, which included Paulo Futre, Pasek and goalkeeper Manuel Bento, who formed the backbone of the Porto football club, which in 1987 would win the European Cup. The Portuguese won 1-0. The next match is with Morocco; Robson's wards spent the entire match in attack, but could not win. With one draw and one tournament point in the graph, the England team could count on reaching the next round only if they defeated the Poles. Lineker scored a hat-trick during the first half. In the next round, Paraguay was the opponent - Lineker scored 2 goals. This was followed by the well-known match against the Argentina national team, which was led into battle by the legendary Diego Maradona. The goal, later called the hand of God, put the British into a stupor, but the passage of Maradona, who beat the entire defense of the England team, was a shock for the British. Lineker otkvitala one goal, but the British simply did not have enough for more. At the 1986 World Cup, Gary Lineker became the tournament's top scorer with 6 goals

Many experts claim that the team, coached by Sir Bobby Robson from 1984 to 1990, was one of the most successful and strongest after the triumph in 1966. Robson included the legends of those years Bryan Robson, Stuart Pearce, Mark Hateley, Mark Wright, Gary Stevens, Peter Shilton, Peter Beardsley, John Barnes, Paul Gascoigne, Chris Waddle, David Platt and many others. For the World Championship in Mexico, Robson took all the best. England sought to prove to the whole world that after the tragedy on the Heysel, British football is alive. In training, Lineker broke his wrist. Robson faced a difficult task. Lineker's character was iron, he refused to watch the matches of the national team from the bench or from the stands.

In the summer of 1985, Gary Lineker moved to Everton, which at that time was a very strong club. Everton were recognized as the most powerful team in the world by FIFA in 1985 by winning the Cup Winners' Cup. As at Leicester, at Everton, Lineker was once again top scorer in the First Division.

Gary Lineker began his playing career at the modest club Leicester City. In the 6 seasons that Lineker spent with Leicester, he scored 95 goals against opponents. In 1984, England manager Sir Bobby Robson invited him to join the national team. Robson was looking for a replacement for Kevin Keegan and found one in Lineker. Lineker played his first match against Scotland. With Leicester, Gary Lineker became the top scorer in the First Division.

Gary Winston Lineker (eng. Gary Winston Lineker; b. November 30, 1960, Leicester, England) is an English football player, striker.
In matches for England, Lineker scored 48 goals. Scored ten goals in World Championships. Top scorer in the first division with three different clubs. FA Cup Winner.
He works for the BBC as a football commentator and host of the TV show Match of the Day. Gary Lineker famously said that football is a game in which 22 guys roll the ball for 90 minutes, and the Germans always win.