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Despite Playing 567 Games in 16 Years, This Soccer Icon Never Commuted a Basic Fundamental Mistake

Published 02/17/2023, 7:30 AM EST

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Over time, soccer has seen many statistics and lists. Like most goals, most assists, and many more. In the Qatar World Cup, one list was topped by Argentina vs the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. In the match, the referee gave yellow cards like candies on Halloween. Talking about having the least amount of yellow cards shown in the entire career would mean something. Yellow cards are almost inevitable, to happen over a stretch of a few matches. However, one player took playing flawless soccer to a whole new level.

With red cards thrown like never in this season, it increasingly becomes impressive that how many players never got a red card in their career. Stars like Karim Benzema and Andres Iniesta never got a red card in their career. However, even they had to face a yellow and there. One particular statistic in this field can make fans deny its authenticity, but believe it or not, it is true.

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Gary Lineker owns an impressive soccer record

English striker Gary Lineker has an unbelievable record. The Barcelona legend has never seen a yellow card in his entire soccer career. He has played well over 500 matches. This record is unbelievable. However, this is an example of an impossibly perfect soccer player. He is the only player in entire soccer history to have this absurd record to his name.

Gary Lineker is one of the greatest strikers who made his senior career debut in 1978 and played for 16 years. Having zero flaws in his game is what rendered the impeccable image of the legend. On top of that, he has been notable as a broadcaster as well.

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Since getting the yellow card is so easy, this record is simply mind-blowing. However, not getting a red card in the entire career is also an unbelievable feat. Talking about the historical feat, let’s look at some more unbelievable statistics that will blow any soccer fan’s mind.

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The rare soccer stats that are hard to replicate

Winning a World Cup is a monumental task. It takes hard work and skills to win the most prestigious trophy in the world. In 2022 Argentina scored 15 goals on their way to a trophy. Over 7 matches, this is more than 2 goals a match on average. In 2010, Spain achieved the same feat with just 8 goals in total.

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Jose Mourinho is one of the best soccer managers the world has ever seen. He went on a run of being undefeated in his home stadium for an unbelievable 150 matches during his magical years. ‘The Special One’ coached 4 different coaches in this time period. Soccer has unbelievable moments happening all the time and some are so minor that it needs statistics to understand the weight of some of the facts.

What are your views on the unbelievable achievement of Gary Lineker? Tell us in the comments.

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Rishabh Chaudhary

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Rishabh is a soccer writer at EssentiallySports, coming with a year of experience in digital marketing and 19 years of being a sports fan. Like most people in India, he started by watching cricket and then all sports. He writes poetry and songs in his free time and plays FPS games like Valorant and CSGO.
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