gary lineker, welcome to the show. thank you, nice to be here.u listen to all of that, do you recognise it? do think of yourself as a media player rather than a retired football player? well, it beats crisp—flogger extraordinaire. to little kids, that's all i am. yeah, ifeel that i'm a media person now. it's been a long time since... ..a very long time since my career finished in the early �*90s. so, yeah, i've been very fortunate to have found another career post—football. obviously it still involves football, which is my great passion, but, yes, i feel i'm very much a media person these days. and when you were a player starting out, were you one of those in the dressing room who was tuned into the media, who had the paper and was like, "look what they're saying about our team or about politics?" in terms of the newspapers and looking about our team and our performances, i always would buy all newspapers if i'd scored and if i'd played appallingly i would not buy any of them. right. nowadays it's all social media so very different cos it's mostl

gary lineker is up there as a goal—scoring legend. that is something coming from gary lineker.s booster jab. nhs england says texts will be received from monday, while letters will be sent to those who are eligible later in the week. duncan kennedy reports. do you want to roll up your sleeve for me. the first of the booster jabs went into arms this week with front line health workers among the priority groups. in the coming week, invitations will start going out to people in england asking them to book their supplementary injections. there you go. all protected. it'll be another enormous technical challenge. one and one half million people will be contacted in the first phase through a combination of texts and letters to anyone aged 50 or over, people living and working in care homes for the elderly and front line health and social care workers. this time, the government wants people to wait for their invitations before getting their top up jabs. it says getting vaccinated will be easier than before because of the opening of the national booking service. the nhs covid vaccinati

and gary lineker has tweeted this morning. he says...g chelsea this afternoon. we've hearing from fans and there thoughts aboutjimmy greaves. absolutely gutted. an incredible player. a lot of us grew up watching saints and greavsie. just absolutely gutted. it is quite apt we are playing chelsea today with his history at both clubs. let's hope we give him a good sendoff today. ldelimit give him a good sendoff today. when someone talks _ give him a good sendoff today. when someone talks about _ give him a good sendoff today. when someone talks about jimmy greaves, what do _ someone talks about jimmy greaves, what do you — someone talks about jimmy greaves, what do you think of?— what do you think of? goal-scoring uenius. what do you think of? goal-scoring genius- his — what do you think of? goal-scoring genius. his footwork, _ what do you think of? goal-scoring genius. his footwork, speed - what do you think of? goal-scoring genius. his footwork, speed of- genius. his footwork, speed of thought. we relate to him as a human being because th

he remains one of england's top scorers of all time — only wayne rooney, bobby charlton and gary linekere for the national team. he was part of the england squad that won the 1966 world cup, but missed out on an appearance in the final. later he became a popular tv presenter on the long—running itv football show saint and greavsie. a statement from tottenham on their web site reads: "we are extremely saddened to learn of the passing of the greatjimmy greaves, notjust tottenham hotspur�*s record goal—scorer but the finest marksman this country has ever seen."jimmy passed away at home in the early hours of this morning, aged 81."spurs said greaves possessed "immaculate ball control, andy swiss looks back at his long and varied footballing career(tx here, chelsea... he was english football's ultimate goal machine. back to greaves, the chance of a shot! jimmy greaves once said that for all his skill, scoring was his job and it made him a superstar. greaves! a hat—trick for greaves! after starting at chelsea, jimmy greaves moved to ac milan in 1961, but his european adventures soon turned sou

gary lineker followed in jimmy greaves�* footsteps in representing tottenham and england before also a career in broadcasting. for me, jimmy was one of my heroes as well. obviously growing up, watching him play, we didn't have the amount of games on television that we now do, but managed to see him play a few times. i also was fortunate enough to meet him on numerous occasions, and he was always affable and fun and hugely knowledgeable. he was a great personality, a wonderful footballer and a man with huge charisma and fun, and he'll be much missed. how poignant that two ofjimmy greaves�* former teams were in action just hours after his death was announced. tributes were paid before kick off at the tottenham hotspur stadium with chelsea ultimately leaving with the three points that take them level at the top of the premier league tonight. austin halewood reports. the fiercest of rivals, the oldest of adversaries, united in their appreciation for one man —jimmy greaves, a legend at both tottenham and chelsea — a timely meeting between the two clubs where he enjoyed the most distinguis

that was gary lineker paying tribute. that was gary lineker paying tribute.t tottenham's stadium in north london. they're taking on another of jimmy greaves' old clubs, chelsea. yes, it's very poignant that tottenham is playing chelsea today. the two clubs are great rivals, but today, players and fans united in their grief to pay tribute to the former player with a minute's applause. players today are also wearing black arm bands. another former club thatjimmy greaves played that, west ham, also had a minute's applause in tribute for their former player. jimmy greaves played for around a decade for spurs. he was their top goal—scorer, scoring around 266 goals in seven 370 appearances. he was also a record score for chelsea, a club where he started his career at the age of 17. now, today, fans have been coming here with tributes. they have been taken into the stadium by the club and on social media, from the club and on social media, from the world of football and from beyond, there have been many tributes paid to him, and today, a former england player and to

gary lineker, welcome to the show. thank you, nice to be here.than a retired football player? well, it beats crisp—flogger extraordinary. to little kids, that's all i am. yeah, ifeel that i'm a media person now. it's been a long time since... a very long time since my careerfinished

chelsea tweeted: while a tweet from spurs read: and fellow spurs and england striker gary lineker had tottenham's stadium in north london, where this afternoon they'll be taking on another ofjimmy greaves' old clubs, chelsea. just tell us, what is the atmosphere like? ., , ., , ., like? fans had been arriving here with floral tributes. _ like? fans had been arriving here with floral tributes. they - like? fans had been arriving here with floral tributes. they had - like? fans had been arriving here | with floral tributes. they had been taken inside the stadium by the club. the world of football had been paying tribute tojimmy greaves online with tweets and other messages, describing him as a legend, a giant of sport, the best goal—scorer ever. jimmy greaves made his mark at tottenham over a career spanning some ten years, scoring 266 times in around 370 appearances. as you say, he began his career at chelsea, who are playing here today. there he showed his promise, scoring around 130 goals in more than 160 matches. today there will be an minut�*s silence to pay respect and players wil

former england and spurs striker gary lineker has tweeted: it was at chelsea that greaves started hisniors that was in its infancy and he was the first great star of that and as a youth player he scored 114 goals, that is phenomenal and he carried out into the first time, 132 goals in 169 performances, it is mind blowing. this was a player who did not run plus players, he drifted past them, he did not whack the ball into the net, he stroked it, he was full of grace, beautiful player, i only saw him after he left chelsea, but the older supporters that i talk to always rate him as probably the greatest youth product from chelsea. there are more tributes on the bbc sport website, tojimmy greaves who's died at the age of 81. there'll no doubt be an emotional atmosphere in north london this afternoon, when jimmy greaves' two former clubs — spurs and chelsea meet in the premier league at the tottenham hotspur stadium. before that, there'll be a minute's applause at west ham — another of greaves' former teams — ahead of their game against manchester united, who are aiming to keep pace with l

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chelsea tweeted: while a tweet from spurs read: and fellow spurs and england striker gary lineker hadtenham captain. earlier, he gave his reaction to the news ofjimmy greaves�* death to my colleague victoria derbyshire. well of course it's been a very sad day so far. i heard the news first thing this morning. deepest condolences go out tojimmy and all his family, his friends. it's a very sad time. we talk about... we use the word legend a lot, don't we? injimmy greaves's case, do you think it isjustified? i think of coursejimmy was a legend at chelsea and at spurs and all the clubs he played for. even beyond that, of course, for england, one of the greatest goal—scorers this country has ever had. as you mentioned, sometimes the word legend is used loosely at times — injimmy�*s case, he has absolutely and he's deserved it and it's always the case for him. —— absolutely earned it. he's been absolutely outstanding throughout his career, the goals he scored. his sublime goal scoring abilities, his character, what he has come through. a lot of things he has had to overcome. he's a fantasti