The game that set Gary Lineker on the path to global superstardom

England were misfiring in Mexico but, as Chris Evans recalls in his biography of the striker, one match can change everything for a team and its star

The browbeaten striker looked forlornly to the floor, the whistles of derision ringing in his ears. The stadium may only have been partially full of travelling England fans but the seething frustration was unmistakable as their emotion poured on to the pitch.

Lining the sparse terraces draped in union flags, the ragtag collection of supporters – many of them shirtless – got as close to the pitch as possible to spew their thoughts at their own players.

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