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GARY’S A MAVERICK

Gary Lineker looks crisp in aviator shades resembling Top Gun’s Tom Cruise

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FOOTIE presenter Gary Lineker wears aviator shades — just like Tom Cruise in Top Gun.

The Match of the Day host, 61, looks the part for a Vision Express ad.

England legend Gary Lineker looked strangely familiar as he donned aviator shades for a Vision Express ad
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England legend Gary Lineker looked strangely familiar as he donned aviator shades for a Vision Express adCredit: SWNS
The footie presenter, 61, resembled Tom Cruise in Top Gun, ahead of the release of Top Gun: Maverick next month
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The footie presenter, 61, resembled Tom Cruise in Top Gun, ahead of the release of Top Gun: Maverick next monthCredit: Getty

He recreated Tom’s film look ahead of the release of Top Gun: Maverick next month.

The only difference is Gary’s grey hair.

But Tom, 59, was only 23 when he first played ace pilot Maverick.

It comes as Gary has welcomed a rescue dog into his home after adopting a canine from California.

The England legend turned TV icon has flown his new furry friend across the Atlantic all the way to the UK.

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He wrote on Twitter: "Meet Filbert, the new and already much loved member of the Lineker family.

"He’s a rescue from the streets of LA.

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