Popular British football sportscaster Gary Lineker has revealed that Elton John recently paid up on an overdue debt after the pop star lost a bet the two made when their respective favorite teams faced off against each other in November.
Never let it be said that @eltonofficial doesn’t pay his debts. Leicester 2 Watford 0. 👊🏻 pic.twitter.com/CaoJf6SfTo
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) January 1, 2024
Lineker recently posted a note on his X account that reads, “Never let it be said that Elton John doesn’t pay his debts. Leicester 2 Watford 0.”The post also features a photo of a 10-pound note (worth about $12.70) and a letter that John sent Lineker dated December 27, 2023, that reads, “Dear Gary, sorry this is late! With Christmas we were left a little short! Have a great new year. It was so great to see you! Thank you. Love Elton.”
John announced a new album is coming in the new year, as well as a documentary. While not giving away details about the documentary.
Last month, pop singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran posted a humorous video on his social media sites about a soccer match that he and John attended together. The December 12 match featured Watford playing Sheeran’s favorite team, Ipswitch Town, with the latter club winning 2-1. The clip also showed the longtime friends exchanging Christmas gifts, which happened to be sweaters of each other’s respective favorite teams.
Meanwhile Elton John details story behind Watford FC takeover for novel.
Sir Elton John has told the inspirational story behind his ownership of Watford FC and the club’s success under manager Graham Taylor for the first time in a book about “underdogs triumphing against all the odds”.
The book titled Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor And Elton John Saved A Football Club, A Town And Each Other, written by award-winning author John Preston, will be released on November 16.
It will tell the story of how life-long Watford FC supporter Sir Elton appointed Taylor as manager of his boyhood team and oversaw a period of great success following “financial turmoil at the bottom of the football pyramid”.
The rock star was chairman and owner of the club when they rose from the Fourth Division to the First Division in the 1970s and 1980s and the brink of the league title.
Under manager Taylor, Watford finished second behind champions Liverpool during the 1982-83 season and he also guided the team to the FA Cup final for the first time in their history – a 2-0 defeat against Everton – the following year.
Taylor left for Aston Villa, and latterly England, before having a second spell at Vicarage Road from 1996 to 2001 and served as chairman of the club in 2009 for two years – before his death in January 2017 aged 72.
Sir Elton said: “I cherish my relationship with Graham as one of the greatest of my life. What we accomplished together was extraordinary on and off the field, but so was the lifelong bond we built.
“He was like a brother to me and I loved him dearly.
“When we started working together in 1977, I had huge ambitions and hopes for my childhood club, but Graham’s understanding of the game and leadership achieved something beyond even my wildest dreams. He was a true genius.
“We took a club in financial turmoil at the bottom of the football pyramid to second in the league, an FA Cup final and European football.
“It’s one of the greatest managerial accomplishments of all time. Myself and every single Watford fan will be forever grateful to him for the memories he gave us and what was achieved for the club and the community.”
Read the full article on the Independent.ie
