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As we have a break in between seasons, Martyn sits down with the football writer Chris Evans to chat about his current book, a biography of one of English football's most revered sons. They discuss the extent to which Lineker evolved as a player, how difficult it was to hold onto that England role, how forgotten so much of his playing career is and his next career move onto our screens. Gary Lineker: A Portrait of a Football Icon is available now here. If you want to support the podcast or want your episodes without ads and a couple of days earlier then head over to patreon.com/NessunDormaPodcast where you can subscribe for only $3.99 a month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last Thursday football lost its first icon and one of sport's first global superstars Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, known fondly as Pele. On today's Planet FPL Podcast Suj & James reflect on the career of the King and memories of his incredible on field successeses with Santos and Brazil On Planet FPL Patreon, in January all Patrons will be boosted to the next tier level. That means Basic Tier Patrons have access to every Podcast throughout the month. Support the show at www.patreon.com/planetfpl On Wednesday: Planet SkyFF s4 ep21 with all the latest for Sky Fantasy And on Patreon today: Money In Football - Crawley Town and their curious ownership by WAGMI United ___________________________________________ Want to become a member of our FPL and SkyFF community and support the Podcast? On Planet FPL Patreon in January all Patrons will be boosted to the next tier level. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sujanshah Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetfpl #Pele #TheKing #FootballsGreatest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices