Premier League cult hero, 50, looks unrecognisable as World Cup pundit 20 years after English football playing days

Twenty years after hanging up his boots, a Premier League cult hero has resurfaced in the most unexpected way. Now 50 years old, the former footballer has taken a seat behind the microphone as a pundit for the 2026 World Cup, and fans were stunned by his strikingly different appearance. The tournament has become a reunion of sorts, with sports channels and national broadcasters drafting in familiar faces from yesteryear to add gravitas and nostalgia to their coverage. This particular icon, once a mainstay of English top-flight football, now looks almost unrecognisable from the player who patrolled the pitch