Gary Lineker

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19,566 appearances 81 recordings 8 series first heard May 2025 last heard 11 Sep

Gary Lineker’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Rest Is Football · The Champions League Is Back · 11 Sep 2026 podcast

You like give 'em a good telling off on occasions, but if somebody else criticises your team in any way, shape or form, you get all sort of kind of defensive and a bit protective. matched

Do you not think? matched

That's what and I think that's the same with football. matched

But Haaland again another another two. matched

I mean, he went very close with a couple of headers in the first half, didn't he? matched

Micah, did you notice how the only other striker that he compared Haaland to was himself? matched

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It's impossible to compare from the era now to them because obviously so many law changes are so much more advantageous towards strikers and the way the game's played generally and law changes, et cetera. matched

So I think um it's difficult, but I would say if you just talk about pure goal scoring, I I'd matched

I mean his power and his height would give him certainly an edge over me. matched

I see a lot of similarities in his game with my game because I was very much a penalty box player as which he is as well. matched

But he's kind of a bigger, stronger, probably quicker once he gets going, although I would definitely have been quicker off the mark. matched

So I'd put him ahead of me, um, because his his numbers w would that and he's also matched

So only just coming into his absolute prime. matched

I think it's easier to have the debate about who's playing currently the best absolute goal scorer in the world. matched

And it would have to be between him and Mbappe and Kane, wouldn't it? matched

Cain, yeah. matched

Um because you know, Harry does more than just score goals. matched

I mean he's r I mean he's extraordinary, isn't he? matched

And he's now favourite, I see, for the for the Ballon d'Or. matched

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