In the time I spent with him, Jurgen Klopp was enigmatic, larger than life, and extremely quick-witted. He is quite unique as… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
If I hadn't have been good enough at football, I'd have been a sports journalist - which is what I do now… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
On TV, if you fluff your lines, nobody gives a toss. But if you fluff a penalty in the World Cup, well… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
I've known Mark Hughes for half a lifetime. We joined Barcelona in the same summer of 1986, played together under Terry Venables… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Messi doesn't have to do it in the Premier League to prove himself. The Champions League is the ultimate club competition. If… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Some players are quite homely, and they don't see themselves going abroad; others would relish the challenge. I can only speak personally,… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
I think the important thing we have to remember about football in this country is that it is very vibrant, and it's… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Football's the big cheese, if you like. It's easy to have a swipe. There's a lot of footballers, and when they fall… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Kids are learning to play. That's why we're seeing an emergence. That's why we're seeing the Under-17s and Under-20s doing better in… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Looking at the way the game is played, I'm envious of the conditions. We played on some ropey World Cup surfaces. I… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Personal records are not what football is all about, but as goalscorers, we live and die by figures and numbers because, ultimately,… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
I just think to be a manager you've got to live and breathe and have this incredible enthusiasm for football, the whole… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
In this country, since footballs made from pigs' bladders were whacked into goals without nets, we've played on full-size pitches. Whatever our… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
The train's always full of football fans going up to see matches. Oh, they make sure I hear their points of view… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
People have no idea how hard football is, absolutely no idea. It's all about pace. You can say, 'Yeah, you've got speed… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
I think medically, football is generally well looked after. There are always checks made. Anything which can be done to make footballers… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
He's got great credentials by winning the World Cup, but he did it with Brazil - my granny could probably have managed… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Fella’s a genius. Best ever by a distance in my life time. Never really saw Pele… Souness, Gullit, Venables and now Rooney… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
In terms of the pricing of football tickets, there's no need - given the massive amount of money that's coming in now… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
I've heard things said on football pitches that players clearly don't mean, whether it's racism or just an abusive comment in the… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
It's only a matter of time before the English clubs become a lot more competitive in Europe, if not dominant, because our… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Fella’s a genius. Best ever by a distance in my life time. Never really saw Pele… Souness, Gullit, Venables and now Rooney agree Messi… — Gary Lineker Copy Share
People have no idea how hard football is, absolutely no idea. It's all about pace. You can say, 'Yeah, you've got speed of thought'… — Gary Lineker Copy Share
Congratulations to Thierry Henry on a truly wonderful career. One of the great footballers of our time and a top bloke. Bonne chance. — Gary Lineker Copy Share
People are possibly not spelling 'Leicester' correctly everywhere round the globe, but they are at least saying it correctly now. — Gary Lineker Copy Share
Messi doesn't have to do it in the Premier League to prove himself. The Champions League is the ultimate club competition. If he was… — Gary Lineker Copy Share
You can never really justify wages in the entertainment business, but it is what it is. — Gary Lineker Copy Share
I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too. — Gary Lineker Copy Share
The Leicester story is great for the game in England. It's great for the appreciation of the Premier League. — Gary Lineker Copy Share
The whole kiss-and-tell thing is a negative approach that often happens in a World Cup. We will see negative stories about the players and… — Gary Lineker Copy Share
Playing football and presenting TV are totally different things, but there are similarities: it's exciting, it can go well, it can go badly... the… — Gary Lineker Copy Share
It's nice to have the power of Twitter to correct things that were incorrect. — Gary Lineker Copy Share
