Biographies

Terry Butcher

• Former England defender who earned over 77 caps during a ten-year international career and featured in the 1982, 1986 and 1990 World Cup
• Over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town between 1976-86 and won the UEFA Cup in 1981 when Bobby Robson was in charge of the club
• Also played for Glasgow Rangers, where he won the Scottish Premier Division three times and Scottish League Cup twice, and had brief spells with Coventry, Sunderland and Clydebank
• Managed eight clubs in England, Scotland, Wales and Australia - also assistant to George Burley’s Scottish national side

Kelly Cates

• 5 live presenter and 606 show host
• Hosted 2018 League Cup final for Sky Sports
• Presents Sky’s coverage of the Premier League and Football League

Mark Chapman

• Current host of Match of the Day 2 and lead 5 live Sport presenter
• Also hosts NFL This Week, Rugby League and FA Cup coverage

Didier Drogba

• Former Ivory Coast international made over 100 appearances for his country and captained the side during the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cup tournaments
• Ivory Coast’s all-time top scorer on 65 goals
• At Chelsea he won the Premier League four times, FA Cup four times, League Cup three times, Community Shield twice and the Champions League.

Dion Dublin

• Former centre-forward for Cambridge United, Manchester United, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Leicester City, Celtic and Norwich City
• While at Aston Villa he was the Premier League’s joint top-scorer with 18 goals alongside Michael Owen and Chris Sutton during the 1997-98 season
• Part of the Premier League 100 Club - having scored over 100 goals during his career in the top tier
• Earned four caps for England, making his debut in February 1998 against Chile

Rio Ferdinand

• Former England captain won 81 caps before retiring from international football in May 2013
• Broke the British transfer fee record and became the world’s most expensive defender twice, firstly moving from West Ham to Leeds for £18m, and then from Leeds to Manchester United for £30m
• At Manchester United he won the Premier League six times, the League Cup three times, and the UEFA Champions League once

Jermaine Jenas

• Former central midfielder for Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers
• Named PFA Young Player of the Year for the 2002-03 season at Newcastle
• He won 21 England caps, and was part of the Three Lions’ squad at the 2006 World Cup

Martin Keown

• Former defender for Arsenal, Aston Villa and Everton
• He made 449 appearances during two spells at Arsenal, winning three Premier League titles, the FA Cup three times, Community Shield three times and a European Cup Winners’ Cup
• Earned over 40 caps for England between 1992 and 2002

Kevin Kilbane

• Former Preston North End, West Bromwich Albion, Sunderland, Everton, Wigan Athletic, Hull City, Huddersfield Town, Derby County and Coventry City player
• Played 66 consecutive competitive international games and accrued 110 international caps
• Made his Republic of Ireland debut in September 1997 and featured in the 2002 World Cup where his team were eliminated in the knockout stage against Spain

Jürgen Klinsmann

• Former German striker who earned 108 caps and scored 47 goals for his country
• Won the World Cup in 1990 and European Championship in 1996
• Played for VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Sampdoria, AS Monaco, Tottenham and Bayern Munich
• Former head coach of Germany, Bayern Munich and United States national side

Frank Lampard

• Chelsea’s all-time record goal scorer (211) between 2001-14
• Over 600 appearances for Chelsea saw him win the Premier League three times, FA Cup four times, League Cup twice, Community Shield twice, UEFA Champions League once and UEFA Europa League once
• Earned first cap for England in 1999 and went on to make over 100 appearances and becoming their highest-scoring midfielder of all-time.
• Starting his career at West Ham following in his father’s footsteps, Frank went on to play for Manchester City and New York City after his glittering career at Chelsea

Mark Lawrenson

• Started his playing career at Preston North End before signing for Brighton & Hove Albion
• Joined Liverpool in 1981 for a then club-record transfer fee and went on to win five league titles, the FA Cup, three League Cups and the European Cup
• Retired from football in 1992 after earning 39 caps for the Republic of Ireland 

Gary Lineker

• Scored 48 goals for England putting him third on the all-time list, behind Sir Bobby Charlton and Wayne Rooney
• England's top scorer in World Cup Finals with 10 goals
• Top scorer at the 1986 World Cup with six goals, making him the only English player to win the Golden Boot award
• Ex-England captain made 80 appearances for his country
• Hosted the World Cup draw in Moscow for the World feed

Gabby Logan

• Joined the BBC in 2007 and become key member of presenting team for Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Six Nations,  2014 World Cup and 2016 Euros
• Current host of The Premier League Show

Jason Mohammad

• Host of Final Score on BBC One and 606 on BBC Radio 5 Live
• Anchor on both 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2016 Olympic Games
• Previously played key roles for BBC Sport at European Championship and World Cup as well as Winter Olympics

Danny Murphy

• Capped nine times for England
• He won the treble of the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001 with Liverpool
• He also played for Tottenham, Charlton, Fulham and Blackburn, making 417 Premier League appearances

Phil Neville

• The current head coach of the England Women’s team made an impressive 59 appearances for the senior men’s side between 1996-2007
• A regular in Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United team, the defender played over 250 times for the Red Devils, winning the Premier League six times, FA Cup three times, Community Shield three times, UEFA Champions League once and Intercontinental Cup once
• Joined Everton in 2005 after leaving Man Utd and went on to enjoy eight years at club appearing over 200 times

Pat Nevin

• Played for Clyde, Chelsea, Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Kilmarnock and Motherwell
• Won 28 caps for Scotland and was selected for the European Championships in Sweden in 1992
• Made his final appearance for Scotland in 1996 and retired from league football in 2000

Robbie Savage

• Made his international debut for Wales in 1995 and retired a decade later having won 39 caps
• Former Crewe Alexandra, Leicester City, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Derby County central midfielder
• Retired from professional football in May 2011 - now features as a pundit and commentator on Radio 5 live’s football coverage, on 606

Alex Scott

• Second most capped England women’s player on 140
• Played in 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 UEFA Women’s Championship and 2007, 2011, 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cups
• Appeared for Team GB during London 2012 Olympics
• Currently playing for Arsenal where she has won the Women’s FA Cup seven times, Women’s Premier League National Division five times, Women’s Super League Cup three times, Women’s Community Shield twice, Women’s Premier League Cup twice, Women’s Super League once, and the UEFA Women’s Champions League

Alan Shearer

• Premier League all-time top scorer with 260 goals
• Scored 30 times in 63 England caps between 1992 and 2000, playing at Euro 92, 96 and 2000 and the 1998 World Cup
• Former Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United striker

Chris Sutton

• Won Premier League with Blackburn Rovers 1994-95 season after signing from Norwich City
• Played for Celtic between 2000-06 and scored 86 goals in 130 appearances for the Scottish giants. While there, he won the Scottish Premier League four times, Scottish Cup three times and Scottish League Cup once
• Premier League Golden Boot 1997-98 (joint winner) and SPFA Players’ Player of the Year 2003-04

Chris Waddle

• Former professional footballer, manager and current football commentator and pundit
• He earned 62 caps for England between 1985 and 1991, helping the Three Lions reach the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup
• He spent three successful years playing in France for Marseille

Dan Walker

• Familiar face on BBC as host of Football Focus and presenter of BBC Breakfast
• Covered a number of major tournaments - World Cups, Euros, Olympics, Commonwealth Games and has been involved in every round of the 2017-18 FA Cup

Pablo Zabaleta

• Over 50 appearances for Argentina and part of the side that came runners-up in the 2014 World Cup
• Joined Manchester City from Espanyol in 2008 and went on to make over 300 appearances
• During his time at City he won the Premier League twice, League Cup twice, FA Cup once and Community Shield once
• Signed for West Ham United in 2017