Diving is a really, really difficult one because a player is the only one who genuinely knows whether they have dived. You can look at it at 40 different angles and not know. And you can just fall over, too. — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
You cannot get involved in debate on 'MOTD'. You can do it on Sky because they've got hours and hours. We've got a couple of minutes. It's a very disciplined show. Our primary purpose is to show the action, and… — 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 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 of thought'… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
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 Image
People are possibly not spelling 'Leicester' correctly everywhere round the globe, but they are at least saying it correctly now. — 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 he was… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
You can never really justify wages in the entertainment business, but it is what it is. — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
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 Image
The Leicester story is great for the game in England. It's great for the appreciation of the Premier League. — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
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 Image
