Left to right, Tony Adams, Alan Smith and Gary Lineker of England, taste the food prepared by team chef Roger Narbet in Tirana, Albania on 6th March 1989. Yet on the day, Tottenham proved superior as. Not, perhaps, in terms of trophies won his best performance was skippering England to the semi-finals of Euro 96 but because of his consistency, reliability and undoubted commitment to the cause. The former missed out entirely through injury, while the latter had to be substituted at half-time on account of a similar issue. "There is probably no one better. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Tony Adams was captain fantastic for Arsenal in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, Across three decades, Adams won four league titles with Arsenal, His awkward running style earned him the nickname 'The Donkey', Chelsea legends John Terry and Frank Lampard lead mourners including Gary Lineker at Ray Wilkins memorial after his death aged 61, Adams was a member of the Arsenal drinking society called the 'Tuesday Club', The former Arsenal star once sprayed Spurs fans with a fire extinguisher, During his early playing days, Adams was notorious for his boozy antics, Arsenal record their FA Cup final song, 'Shouting For The Gunners', Paul Merson: He helped Arsenal win the title in nail-biting fashion at Anfield in 1989, but the maverick struggled with his addictions, Adams won plenty of medals during a glittering career, Meeting friends in high places, Adams is greeted by Nelson Mandela, To sweat the beer out of his system, he trained with a plastic bag around his torso, After a drink-driving accident, Adams was sent to jail, Adams served half of his four-month sentence, However, Adams returned to the fold to lift the championship, The 1990-91 Arsenal side only lost one game during that season, At Euro 96, Adams led England to a semi-final berth, As a manager, Adams has had mixed fortunes, Steve Morrow, left, famously broke his arm when Adams dropped during the celebrations following the League Cup final win, Arsene Wenger once described Adams as a 'professor of defence', In 2011, Arsenal marked their 125th anniversary by building a statue of Adams, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). "Theres a fella on #TOWIE who looks remarkably like @waynelineker," joked Gary. The pair became involved in a painful feud that dragged in other members of their family - and Wayne put the blame on one woman. Despicable as McClairs actions were, they perhaps came as no surprise. And Shearer has been full of praise for the former England centre-back when giving his assessment of Adams at Arsenal. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. After moving swiftly on from their recent indiscretions, a determined Arsenal followed their success at Old Trafford with wins against Sunderland, Coventry, Southampton and QPR, four results that bookended a hard-fought 0-0 draw away at Crystal Palace. He also won the FA Cup three times and the European Cup Winners' Cup, among other trophies, during his time at . The kicks of Irwin and McClair brought the red flag into view of an entire field of willing bulls, as every player but one the afternoons most conscientious objector. 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He was later jailed for four months and released having served half his sentence. The quiet lunchtime drink at a pub in Essex soon became a party in a nearby house, and then a rowdy group audibly enjoying a boozy barbecue in the garden which would find itself slanderously described in the following weeks tabloids as an orgy, on account of one witness claiming to have spotted a couple sneaking off to the upstairs to become better acquainted and suddenly all plans of reaching Heathrow were, for a while, long forgotten. 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As they so often would, a couple became a few, which soon became five and then a dozen. The Arsenal hero made 255 Premier League appearances for the club and captained the club to four league titles. Former Arsenal captain Tony Adams defended his decision to wear a 'groovy' velvet suit in the BT Sport studio on Saturday night. From having four sons who fought all the time to nearly losing it when a Russian referee refused to penalise anyone for booting him all through a match in Turkey, Gary reveals theres been a few things to make him grumpy over the years.He admits politics can annoy him and hes not immune to a spot of road rage either.We find out what was going on with that infamous chip penalty Gary missed against Brazil, the angriest players he ever played with, how Maradonas hand of God goal affected him and how in fact England should have won that match 1-0 with Gary the winning scorer. Available now. Early questions were raised over Arsenals capacity for consistency when successive draws came at home to Tottenham and then away at Everton, but were emphatically answered when Chelsea arrived at Highbury hopeful of earning a positive result, only to be sent back across London having found themselves on the wrong end of an assertive 4-1 loss. facts out at the beginning of the tournament. Adams made his return to action in front of 7,000 fans at Highbury during a reserve team game against Reading, during which the reception he received from the home fans almost reduced him to tears. 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After a handful more fitness-finding run-outs with the reserves, an FA Cup tie away to Shrewsbury Town, and a superb 4-0 home win against Crystal Palace watched frustratingly from the stands, Adams name made the team sheet once again, just in time for his teams trip to Liverpool. However, Wayne joked that Gary was "damaging the family reputation" following a revealing interview in which the former footballer claimed he's not a huge fan of sex. WAYNE LINEKER GETS DUMPED ON CGD BUT SAYS HE BROKE UP WITH HER, Gary and Wayne Lineker were very close as kids, Gary Lineker with brother Wayne eating fish and chips in 1994, Wayne blamed Gary's ex-wife Danielle for the breakdown of their close bond, George Lineker with Newcastle striker Andy Carroll and his uncle Wayne, Wayne made an appearance on TOWIE back in 2013, Wayne Lineker was humiliated on TOWIE in row with Chloe Sims, Wayne posted these adorable snaps of the pair. But shipping six to United in the League Cup though it may have been sent alarm bells ringing. Adams was fined 500, had his driving licence revoked for two years, and was sentenced to nine months at Chelmsford Prison; five months suspendedfor reckless driving and a concurrent three-month sentence for driving with excess alcohol. While Gary rarely gets involved in Wayne's antics, he did make a cheeky dig at his brother when he appeared on The Only Way Is Essex back. View the profiles of people named Tony Lineker. "I think it is a Lineker thing," said Wayne in 2017, who claimed the decision to stay pals with an ex "runs in the family". Speaking to the News Agents podcast, Lineker discussed with host Emily Maitlis why Qatar was ever permitted to host the 2022 World Cup in the first place. 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