He shoots, and inevitably, he scores. While most of us are happy being competent at one job, Gary Lineker has completed a hat-trick of career triumphs this month. First he was a feared striker and captain of the England football team, then one of the country’s most admired sports presenters as the anchor for Match of the Day. Now Lineker is fast making his name as a media mogul, as content made by his company Goalhanger Podcasts dominate the charts.
Lineker himself is the star of his latest offering, The Rest is Football, exchanging footie banter with fellow ex-pros Alan Shearer and Micah Richards. It quickly became the UK’s most listened-to podcast on its debut last week. But the former Spurs and Leicester star isn’t just the master of ceremonies this time — he co-founded and owns a third share of the firm that produces it.
