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Gary Lineker had Ian Wright howling with laughter last night as he dropped a hilarious joke about his antics involving pooing on the pitch when he was still playing. The former Leicester City and Barcelona striker joked about the infamous moment the now 61-year-old pooed himself playing for England at Italia '90 while playing against Ireland in Cagliari.

Gladiators star Lightning has floored BBC Breakfast viewers with her 'ageless' appearance.The TV legend, 49 – whose real name is Kim Betts – appeared on the programme on Friday (August 26).While speaking to hosts Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt about the forthcoming Gladiators revival series alongside her former co-star Sharron 'Amazon' Davies, fans of the show quickly flocked to Twitter to share their admiration for the "hot" star.READ MORE:Original Gladiators unrecognisable as they're seen out and about as new show announcedOne fan wrote: "Wow! After all this time Lightning from Gladiators still looks great."Another said: "Gladiators is on its way back. Cannot believe I still think Lightning is hot."Meanwhile, a third fan commented: "Lightning from Gladiators is on @BBCBreakfast.

It's been confirmed that Gladiators will make its long-awaited return to the BBC next year. The popular show is set to return with an 11-episode series and will be welcoming a new generation of "superhumans" who will compete against contestants in the "ultimate test of speed and strength", the BBC said.

BBC have confirmed that the popular programme Gladiators will be returning to screens next year.With a new generation of "superhumans" lined-up already to take on competitors across the country, we can already feel that this will not be a series that fans will want to miss.The programme has been revamped and taken over by BBC One and will be available to watch next year on iPlayer as contestants battle it out in the "ultimate test of speed and strength".READ MORE: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought Wrexham after deciding to make a documentaryGladiators had originally run from 1992 for an eight-year period – drawing in huge success from audiences across the globe.Host Ulrika Jonsson and Gladiators Jet, Nightshade, Hunter, Wolf and Lightning shot to fame, with all becoming popular household names.In 2008 the programme did return to Sky for one year with Kirsty Gallacher and Ian Wright taking to the hosting helm, taking over from the Swedish TV star Ulrika and her co-star John Fashanu.The BBC is keeping tight-lipped over who will be taking part in the 11-episode series that is due to launch next year, but filming has been confirmed for Utilita Arena in Sheffield.BBC director Kate Phillips said: "Gladiators is back and a whole new generation of viewers can now look forward to watching a Saturday night spectacle like no other."Will the contenders have the will and the skill to succeed against our mighty new Gladiators? You’ll have to tune in to find out."Scot Cru, executive vice president of global formats and Unscripted Content for MGM Television, saying: "Gladiators is a format that resonates with viewers worldwide."We are thrilled to bring this revered series to the BBC and can’t wait to introduce our UK

BBC are set to bring back the classic game show Gladiators next year. The popular game show originally aired on ITV between 1992 and 2000 and drew huge audiences in every Saturday evening.

Popular TV show Gladiators is returning to the BBC next year, it has been announced.The programme will return with an 11-episode series and will be welcoming a new generation of “superhumans” who will compete against contestants in the “ultimate test of speed and strength”, the BBC said.The series, which will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, will include new games alongside classic challenges – with each episode ending with fan favourite, gruelling obstacle course The Eliminator. At its peak, Gladiators – broadcast from 1992 to 2000 – drew huge audiences to its Saturday evening ITV slot as the famous call of “Contenders Ready? Gladiators Ready?” echoed across TV screens.

Gladiators has been officially confirmed to air in 2023.The sports entertainment game show will return on the BBC next year for an 11-episode series made by Hungry Bear Media and MGM Television UK.As announced by the BBC, the rebooted show will feature brand new games alongside classic challenges, with each episode culminating with fan favourite The Eliminator.Kate Phillips, director of unscripted at the BBC, said: “Gladiators is back and a whole new generation of viewers can now look forward to watching a Saturday night spectacle like no other. Will the contenders have the will and the skill to succeed against our mighty new Gladiators? You’ll have to tune in to find out!”Dan Baldwin, managing director of Hungry Bear, said: “It’s the perfect time for Gladiators to return.

Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright has compared the ongoing situation at Manchester United to that of Mike Ashley's tenure as Newcastle United owner.

s Arsenal Fan TV, the show has built a cult following over the last decade thanks to its raw, warts-and-all approach to covering fan debate among Gunners supporters. The channel has made minor celebrities of individuals including Ty, Troopz, and of course, the show's ringmaster, Robbie Lyle. It counts the likes of Ian Wright, Matt Lucas and Jamie Carragher among its followers and continues to prove ever popular, some 10 years after it first entered the public consciousness.

Lord Alan Sugar scored another spectacular social media own goal that one of his Apprentice contestants would have been proud of with a bizarre tweet about Arsenal's pink kit.Sugar, 75, hit the headlines last month with a strange tweet about the lack of male commentators at Women's Euros 2022. And he kept up his oddball run of form by taking aim at the Gunners' third kit at Crystal Palace.Mikel Arteta's side ditched their red home shirts and their black away shirts in favour of a pink third kit at Selhurst Park.

Arsenal star during his academy days.Smith Rowe, 22, has become one of the Gunners’ shining lights of the past one-and-a-half seasons. He and 20-year-old Bukayo Saka are widely lauded as the future of the football club, having netted 21 goals between them last season.But while the talented young duo are Arsenal’s most promising first team stars, they were not always favourites to become so.

If you watched the Lionesses win against Germany on July 31, you were lucky to see history in the making.The Lionesses, who are the England women’s national football team managed by Sarina Wiegman, thrilled millions of fans including royalty in a nail-biting match when they went on to win 2-1 against Germany.The first goal from England’s Ella Toone in the 62nd minute, followed by an equaliser by Germany’s Lina Magull in the 79th minute had many dreading the match would go to penalties, who England have a heartbreaking history with. Gary Lineker tweeted: “It’s going to be bloody penalties, isn’t it?” whilst Dom Joly echoed his nerve-shredding sentiment by tweeting: “It’s going to be penalties isn’t it? #EngvGer.” England’s Chloe Kelly’s goal in extra time propelled the Lionesses to clinch their first win in a final since 1966.

BBC Sport pundit blasted the official as being ‘terrible’ after they went into half-time at a deadlock with the opposition. The topic of the ref's display was initially brought up by Gabby Logan before Arsenal legend Wright snapped: “The referee has given us nothing.

Alessia Russo's stunning backheel in Tuesday 26 July evening's win against Sweden has received worldwide praises as she is now the joint-second top scorer at the Euro 2022 tournament.The 23 year old has helped to propel the England Lionesses into Euro final on Sunday 31 July and fans of the young striker would no doubt want to see more of her incredible talent. BBC pundit Ian Wright even compared Alessia to football legend Lionel Messi. He said: '''Lessi', not Messi, for what she has done when she comes on.

A sweet young England fan has spoken about the "crazy" time since she went viral for the way she celebrated the Lionesses' semi-final victory.

Ian Wright's impassioned speech following England's 4-0 win over Sweden in the semi-final of the Euros on Tuesday night. During the BBC's post-match coverage of the game, the endearing former Arsenal striker stressed how proud he was of the Lionesses and urged the FA to ensure their glorious campaign leads to a lasting legacy for young girls."Whatever happens in the final now, if girls are not allowed to play football just like the boys can in their P.E.

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Arsenal community after the club’s famous fan Maria Petri passed away.Maria, 82, was a well-known face at Arsenal men’s and women’s games, and was renowned for her undying passion for the club. She followed the teams home and away and was famous for her cheery demeanour, songs and chants.Her support for Arsenal over the years has earned her many friends in the game. And messages of condolence have flooded social media since the news broke on Friday.READ MORE: Laura Woods guessed caller slating Arsenal was a Tottenham fan as he "sounded Spursy"Arsenal wrote in a statement: "A true club legend.

came out with maximum points in the group stage. England's Women secured all 9 points after facing Austria, Norway and Northern Ireland since the competition kicked off on July 6.

Arsenal and Liverpool, several footballers have found themselves confined to less than lavish prison cells.Daily Star Sport takes a closer look inside the prison lives of ex-Premier League footballers who have opened up on their time inside. READ MORE: Matt Le Tissier’s son defends wife for selling racy nudes saying 'it’s not that deep' Former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder Jermaine Pennant was handed a three month sentence after drunkenly crashing his car in 2005 while playing for Birmingham.Pennant only served a third of that, but admitted that his time inside changed him. Speaking about the incident in 2011, Pennant said: "I think anyone that goes in there will change.

Women’s Euro 2022 group stage match were raging after a BBC blunder.The Group D encounter saw Les Bleues defeat their close rivals 2-1 - but many watching the coverage on TV were pulling their hair out back at how out of sync the audio and footage were. At one point, Belgium player Amber Tysiak was shown a second yellow card for a late ­handball and France were awarded a penalty, which was subsequently saved by Nicky Evrard.But those at home said that they could hear the incident before they saw it, in what was a major gaffe.