Gary Lineker to search family tree on 'Who Do You Think You Are?'

Former England international Gary Lineker will learn more about his family roots on BBC show Who Do You Think You Are?.

The programme, which takes celebrities through their family history, has chosen the 52-year-old, who now hosts weekly football highlights show Match Of The Day/

Lineker tweeted: "Filming Who do you think you are. They won't tell me anything about what we're doing over next fortnight.

"I'll find I'm a descendant of The Elephant Man. Would explain a couple of things!"

The former striker played for Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Barcelona during his career.

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Danielle Joynson