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Gary Lineker

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Gary Lineker is a retired English footballer and current sports broadcaster, famous for being England's second-highest goal-scorer.

Notable Quotes

"We can afford it. We're not talking about higher taxes on those who get up and go to work for their income every day, but on the very richest whose income is derived from the wealth they hold."
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"he's seen traits of Kylian Mbappe in the Reds winger."
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