Robbie Earle
Robbie Earle was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, United Kingdom on January 27th, 1965 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 59, Robbie Earle biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Robert Fitzgerald Earle MBE (born 27 January 1965) is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder.
He played in 578 league games, scoring 136 goals. In 1982, a former youth player with Stoke City, Earle, joined Port Vale in a professional football competition.
He spent nine years at the Burslem based club, assisting "The Vale" in promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1982–83 and 1985–86, as well as out of the Third Division via the play-offs in 1989; he was later voted one of the club's PFA Fans' Favorites.
In 1991, he moved to Wimbledon, where he later spent nine years.
He played for almost 300 games for each club, scoring 77 and 59 goals respectively.
He also played for Jamaica between 1997 and 1998, scoring one international goal.
He appeared in the 1998 World Cup, scoring his country's first goal in the finals, marking his country's first-ever goal. Earle has established himself in the field of football journalism following his retirement in 2000.
He appears in print, on the radio, and on television.
After he sold ITV World Cup tickets to a third party, he was banned from his punditry work with ITV in 2010.
He now works as a television broadcast analyst for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, after he served as a television broadcast analyst for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.
Personal life
Earl Earle was a pupil at Longton High School in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. Earle is a vegetarian, according to the British magazine The Vegetarian Society.
In 1989, he married Margaret G. Jones. Otis, his son, was also drafted by FC Dallas in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, and he was drafted by the Dallas Falcons.
Club career
Earle, a junior player at Stoke City, was an attacking midfielder who attended Longton High School. However, after suffering from a broken leg, he was released from the Victoria Ground, where he was snapped up by Stoke's local rivals Port Vale, where he turned professional in 1982.
Earle made his Port Vale debut under John McGrath at the County Ground in 1982, losing 1–0 to Swindon Town. In a 4–1 victory over Aldershot at the Recreation Ground, he scored his first goal in his next game. As the "Valiants" gained promotion out of the Fourth Division, he finished the 1982–83 campaign with one goal in nine appearances. He made 13 appearances from 1983-1984; John Rudge took over McGrath as the club's manager in December, but the club did not have to keep the club from falling straight back into the Third Division.
Earle won a regular first team position in August 1984-85, with a hat-trick against Hereford United at Vale Park on February 2nd; the club's total number of 40 goals was 42. He played for England in the 1985–86 Fourth Division promotion squad, scoring 17 goals in 58 games; his strike partner Andy Jones scored a total of 35 goals for the club. Earle appeared on 142 consecutive appearances between September 1984 and 1987, the run coming to an end due to a groin strain. In the fall of 1987, the strain led to a hernia surgery, but he returned to first team action in January 1988. In 35 games between 1986-87, he scored seven goals in 35 games and four goals in 11 games. When Vale defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup upset last season, he was participating in the FA Cup upset. Rudge said Earle and Ray Walker were one of the best-ever midfield pairings at the Vale in the 1988-1989 season. In the two-legged 1989 play-off final that brought Vale up to the Second Division, he scored both goals past Bristol Rovers. Earle wept in the tunnel after the match, such was his pride to have led his hometown team to victory in the play-off final. He scored 19 goals in 57 appearances during his 1988–89 campaign.
He scored 12 goals in 52 games between 1989-1990 and 1990, including one in a 1–1 draw with Stoke City at the Victoria Ground on September 23. In 1990-91, he was a key player, hitting the net 11 times in 37 appearances. All in all, 'The Black Pearl,' as he was affectionately known, played 357 times for the "Valiants" and scored 90 goals. He is regarded as one of the best midfielders to play for the club ever. He was released in July 1991 for a £775,000 (and 30 percent of any future transfer fee above that figure). Later, Wimbledon chairman Sam Hammam had locked Earle in a room during transfer talks and only let him out when he agreed to sign for Wimbledon.
Earle was instrumental in the South London club's triumph during the nineties, and particularly the club's 'Crazy Gang' mentality, which nourished team spirit and intimidated opposing players. Aidan Newhouse, John Fashanu, Vinnie Jones, Lawrie Sanchez, Jason Euell, Marcus Gayle, Andy Clarke, and Efan Ekoku were among the cult actors played together. Earle was known for his late runs into the box and his uncashableness at heading the ball.
Earl Harford's first season with the club was turbulent, as manager Ray Harford was fired by Peter Withe, who in turn was replaced by Joe Kinnear; however, the "Dons" continued to achieve top-flight status. In the newly formed Premier League, he scored seven goals, two in a 3–2 victory over Liverpool and three others in 1993–94, when Wimbledon finished a top sixth in the standings.
After injuries limited him to nine gameless appearances in 1994-95 (when Wimbledon finished ninth), he regained his fitness for the next season and was named team captain. His 11 goals in 1995-96 helped Wimbledon keep their 15th place; he scored against Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester City, and Bolton Wanderers. The Selhurst Park team reached the semi-finals of both the FA Cup and League Cup during his captaincy from 1996-97, where they were defeated by eventual champions Chelsea and Leicester City respectively. He was named Premier League Player of the Month in February 1997.
The team grew from fourth in December to 15th by the season's end in 1997-98. In 1998–99, he scored seven goals in all competitions; however, they finished second place and six points above the Premier League relegation zone. After losing 2–0 at The Dell to Southampton, the "Dons" fell further under new boss Egil Olsen and were relegated on the final day of the 1999–2000 season.
Earle suffered a serious stomach injury and became seriously ill after a ruptured pancreas during a reserve team match for Wimbledon in 2000. In November 2000, he was forced to stop playing at the age of 35. His retirement coincided with the closure of the 'Crazy Gang.' He made 244 league appearances for Wimbledon, scoring 59 goals, in nine years as a Wimbledon player. He began coaching the reserve team at the end of his time at the club.
International career
Earle, who was born in England, was able to play for Jamaica at an international level due to his Jamaican parents. He hoped to be called up to the England squad before he accepted the call-up from Jamaica at the age of 32. Earle was the shooter of Jamaica's first World Cup finals goal, after a 3–1 loss to Croatia at the Stade Félix-Bollaert in 1998. He appeared in all three Group H games as Jamaica lost 5–0 to Argentina at Parc des Princes and defeated Japan 2–1 at Stade de Gerland.