The Upshot
Gary and Wayne Lineker: naughty and nice
Published: 20 May 2025 at 05:00 Europe/London
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Episode notes
Leicester Market, 1974. A old lady in a tartan headscarf haggles over a knobbly turnip with two cheeky chappies.
But little does the veg-hunting gran know, one of these young lads will reach the pinnacle of his field, delighting hordes of drunken brits and bedding hundreds of women in the process.
And the other boy? Well, that was Gary Lineker.
From dogging down country lanes to breaking out of prison in a limo, this is the story of the brothers Lineker…
Links from the pod:
Working on the veg stall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZbDxmmtgqc
Gary Lineker drives a Fiat: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQasfuGaKx3VvMUiqeDjGIzRRmaBrC-GUbU7w&sz
Hat trick in first clasico: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGieB5_avOo
Missed panenka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2-Nkc8-Kig
Brass Eye paedogeddon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcU7FaEEzNU
Ocean Beach Club:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7YnsawP0mQ&t=2s
Shufflin launch party: https://youtu.be/MnnYUxwT3CY?si=dFbk0Smo6CY78adP&t=40
Queen tribute: https://x.com/ichlugebullets/status/1568317330945343489
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