Gary Lineker Net Worth 2024: How Much is the English Broadcaster and Former footballer Worth?
Who is Gary Lineker?
Gary Winston Lineker was born on November 30, 1960, and is more than just a retired English footballer. Rather, he is an icon who appears in the pubs, homes, and Twitter feeds of the United Kingdom. Famous for scoring at a level few have done-and never collecting a single yellow or red card in the process-and as the apparent epitome of a nice bloke, Lineker has come from football pitch to television screens like it’s butter. And with him purportedly standing down from his role at Match of the Day after many years, it has never been more popular, and financially rewarding either.
Gary Lineker Career
Gary’s career was one for the books. Starting with Leicester City in 1978, he moved through big clubs from Everton to Barcelona, and even did a stint in Japan with Nagoya Grampus Eight before finally hanging up his boots in 1994. This is especially because Gary Lineker proved himself to be a good goal-scorer on English soil, scoring 48 goals in 80 appearances for the national team and becoming England’s third-highest scorer of all time.
He didn’t fade into the background after football, like some ex-players. Instead, he’s become a very respected broadcaster, signing up to work for BBC’s Match of the Day in 1999. Since then, it’s been calm, cool, and crisps-loving host Lineker. Conducting sports commentary is something else Lineker is good at too. This canny businessman endorses Walkers Crisps and his podcast network, Goalhanger, which keep on bringing in the revenue. With Lineker, retirement seems to have little to do with work and everything to do with more of it!
Gary Lineker Net Worth
Well, now that we have all the serious talk out of the way, let’s get into some real numbers! Sources indicate Lineker has a rather impressive net worth of £27.3 million in 2024. Such a large chunk of this is due to his position as BBC’s highest-paid earner, and at times, his paycheck floats around £1.35 million for the period of 2023/24 alone. Just imagine that much being paid simply on the basis of being a national treasure, just giving insightful commentary on the beautiful game on the odd occasions that cheekiness infused itself.
Lineker’s Goalhanger Podcasts, for one, are catching more ears besides the BBC. If you’re looking for “The Rest is Football”-a show that’s part banter and part analysis but 100 percent Lineker-it’s attracting fans and ad revenue like moths to a flame. Then there’s his job as the eternal face of Walkers Crisps. By now, he must have gotten his pound of crisps, but the love affair goes on and so do pounds (£) rolling in!
Gary Lineker Age
Now, at his advanced age of 63, Lineker still has it: wit, charm, and a football brain that makes him set upon both TV and the internet. Where others may be content with golf, Gary has his senior league: Twitter. Where others will note everything from football to politics, Lineker keeps himself more in the public eye than during his playing days. Maybe all that Walkers Crisps salt preserved him well?
Gary Lineker Family: Wife and Children
Gary Lineker’s personal life was as spectacular as his public life. He married Michelle Cockayne in 1986; they have four sons: George, Harry, Tobias, and Angus. The two divorced in 2006 because she cited that he had exhibited “unreasonable behavior.”
Lineker wed model Danielle Bux in 2009. They separated a year ago, this time to have more children, but so far, this seems still to hold as the best of friends. So close are they that they’re practically honorary roommates whenever she’s back in London. She’s since remarried, but Gary and Danielle still share an easy rapport. Often, they catch up over a pint or two, which comes to the embarrassment of fans, who will think exes should stay exes.
Then there is his very publicized row with brother Wayne, the Ibiza club owner known for being flamboyant. Word had it, it was over “wedding invitation issues.” But then Wayne has come out in recent times asking for a reconciliation, as he reminisces about olden days kicking footballs about in the living room of their family home. Will the football family feud be patched up? Stay tuned and check on Wayne’s Instagram, where he posts up the odd nostalgic nudge to Gary.
Gary Lineker Height and Weight
You may wonder – what is the body of a man who has dodged cards on the pitch and skipped the bread aisle for the crisp section? Gary stands at a respectable 5 feet 9¾ inches, or 177.2 cm, to be precise, and he’s athletic enough, weighing around 74 kg (12st 5lb). Right – this bloke has maintained his “playing weight” for nigh on half a century, thanks to a pincer movement of good genes, healthy eating, and some nicely balanced (perhaps crisp-heavy) lifestyle. Lineker himself claims he’s pretty much the same weight now as he was in his pomp as a footballer, although we’re bound to be sure that jogging up and down memory lane burns off at least a few calories.
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