Wayne Lineker has announced the closure of his San Antonio sports bar Linekers after 37 years, calling it 'the end of an era' in a video posted on Instagram. The venue, a popular spot for tourists, was one of several owned by the brother of football pundit Gary Lineker.
Lineker, 63, said the flagship venue in Puerto Banus, Marbella, will remain open and is 'thriving'. He also owns the famous beach club O Beach Ibiza, which opened in 2012 and has become a celebrity hotspot.
The closure comes after Lineker vowed to give up his hard-partying lifestyle following a health scare. In January, he revealed to ITV's Good Morning Britain that he had been drinking vodka and Red Bull for breakfast every day for 37 years, but decided enough was enough after his immune system crashed during rehab.
Lineker also spoke about a recent battle with pneumonia that left him hospitalised over Christmas. He said he was 'close to death, twice', and described crawling to his phone in agony to call an ambulance after waking up unable to move due to severe back pain.
The turning point came when his son Duane told him he could no longer pick up his granddaughters from school because of his drinking and drug use. Lineker admitted he had become 'a danger to the safety of the children'.
