10 Craziest On Pitch Moments From World Class Footballers

5. Gary Lineker Has A Poo On The Pitch During The Game

In December 2010, Gary Lineker finally ended years of speculation by admitting to '"relaxing himself" on the pitch during England's clash with Ireland at the 1990 World Cup. England drew 1-1 and despite having a bad stomach, the striker still managed to open the scoring with a goal after eight minutes. In an interview with BBC to mark his 50th birthday, Lineker admitted to relieving himself on the pitch during the second half.

"I€™ve never admitted to it, but it€™s true,€™ he said. "It was a World Cup game. It€™s filmed, I€™ve seen it but unless you know (what was happening) you wouldn€™t know. "The game against Ireland was the first of England€™s tournament in Italy, and the former striker blamed a stomach bug for the unfortunate incident. "I was not very well, I was poorly at half time but I carried on. "The ball went down the left hand side, I did try to tackle someone, I stretched and then I €˜relaxed myself€™. "I was very fortunate it rained that night and I could do something about it. It was messy, it just came out, it happened. How much detail do you want?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8sYCoPcavM While we're on the same topic, former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann once did this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CviTqsQ5KL4