The Biggest Ever Goal
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Hello and welcome to The Rest Is Football with Micah Richards, Alan Shearer and me, Gary Lineker. It's a somewhat special episode today. We're going to discuss the most important thing in football. And the reason is that the People's Postcode Lottery have their biggest ever prize pot in the December draws. So it feels like the right moment to talk about football's biggest ever goals. So how, firstly, Alan, Micah, do we, and I know this goes against you a little bit, Micah, because you're one of those people that try to stop goals. But when we say the biggest ever goals, is that their significance? Is it how good the goal was? Is it the moment?
That's what I was going to ask you. Is it the most important? Is it your favourite? Is it your best? Because I think there might be different sort of categories, you know, it's like...
We can discuss all. We can discuss our own personal biggest goals as well.
I've got a few of those. Well, yeah. Shall we start from bottom to top?
I shouldn't take long. How many did you score, Big Mitch? It doesn't matter. I don't... I scored for England. That's all that matters.
Not many people can say that.
Exactly. Who's that against again? Remind us. Israel.
I rose like a salmon. You know what I did? You know what it was, right? Let me explain to people, because I've got energy today. For some reason, I've got loads of energy today. When the set piece taker used to spin the ball like that, It was easier for the defenders to get a header. So whether you're going in swing or out swing, I know I had the biggest leap out of anyone I've ever played with.
I'm not exaggerating. Even like someone like Cristiano Ronaldo is known for his springy leap.
On all the tests, the jumping tests and all that sort of thing. And my first goal, my first goal for Man City was in the FA Cup. for Man City against Villa. And Joey Barton was playing and he kept fizzing them in, fizzing them in, fizzing them in. I said, just drive it. You know, them lofty ones. Because I'll win it. I'll score a goal. Exact same thing for England. I went into the England dressing room and I said, come on, boys. I can be the difference. Just trust me.
It was down for you and your biggest ever goal, Michael. It has to be, doesn't it?
But the one for England was my biggest ever goal. And that header against Israel, like I said, rose up there. hang time, pass the goalkeeper, victorious we was, victorious.
Magnificent. I mean, you scored one or two more goals than Micah, Alan. I mean, it's quite hard. The biggest goal you've ever scored, or the best goal, however you want to describe it.
Yeah, this is where I find this really difficult because the best and, I don't know, the most important or favourite, I think there's different categories. I think my best ever goal was my volley for Newcastle against Everton at St. James. That was some goal. I would say that was my best goal. I think my favourite goal would be when I broke my dad's hero, Jackie Milburn, when I broke his record at Newcastle. But I think one of my most important ones would have been when I scored for England in Euro 96 because I hadn't scored for two years.
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