Gary Lineker handed prestigious honour with fellow England legend Jill Scott

England legends Gary Lineker and Jill Scott volition beryllium honoured astatine the 2025 Legends of Football evening successful London, pursuing successful the footsteps of icons similar Pele, David Beckham and Arsene Wenger

Gary Lineker is to beryllium honoured with 1 of football’s astir prestigious awards.

Former England skipper Lineker and erstwhile Lionness Jill Scott volition beryllium recognised astatine the star-studded Legends of Football evening successful London connected October 6.

The stellar lawsuit is successful assistance of euphony therapy foundation Nordoff and Robbins and has antecedently recognised the likes of Pelé, David Beckham, Arsène Wenger and England’s most-capped women’s subordinate Fara Williams.

Match of the Day big Lineker said: "I americium delighted to beryllium receiving the 2025 Legends of Football award. This acknowledgement is an honour, and would not beryllium imaginable without the enactment of my erstwhile managers and teammates.

"I’m thrilled to beryllium portion of an unthinkable evening that celebrates shot and music, each successful enactment of Nordoff and Robbins. Their enactment is captious successful transforming lives done the powerfulness of music.

"Music therapy offers an bonzer means of helping individuals explicit themselves and link with others." Scott, portion of the Lionness’ Euros winning squad, added: "I americium perfectly thrilled to person the 2025 Legends of Football award.

"It’s genuinely an honour to travel successful the footsteps of my erstwhile planetary teammates, Fara Williams and Ellen White, who person besides been recognised successful caller years. The unthinkable enactment Nordoff and Robbins bash cannot beryllium overstated.

"Seeing the charity’s unthinkable interaction done its usage of euphony therapy to alteration the lives of radical with life-limiting conditions has been inspiring. I’m truly looking guardant to the evening and excited to rise wealth for Nordoff and Robbins."

Legends of Football lawsuit is an yearly foundation fundraising night, supported by the Premier League, successful assistance of euphony therapy charity, Nordoff and Robbins. The lawsuit has raised a staggering £8.5 cardinal to day since 1997 erstwhile John Charles CBE was the archetypal recipient.

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