COPS in Ibiza have given an update on Wayne Lineker after he was left unconscious for six minutes in an Ibiza attack.
The beach club owner, 62, was floored by another man as he tried to protect a female pal on a night out in San Antonio.
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A man thought to be a pal of the yob who knocked him out with his left fist was filmed starting a WWE-style count as Gary Lineker’s brother lay unconscious.
But Spanish cops said on Thursday that Wayne Lineker has yet to press charges over the nightclub assault.
Officers added they had attended the scene but confirmed the assault victim had already left by the time they arrived.
Local police sources, whose officers are employed by San Antonio Town Hall, said: “We went to the scene but the assault victim was no longer there.
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Posing with a few stitches under his lip and sunglasses, he said: “I wanted to write this post to let everyone know that I’m doing ok… I have a few stitches and a swollen lip.
"It could have been much worse so I count myself very fortunate I wasn’t standing 2 yards further back, as my head would have impacted the wall.
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"Obviously the video is very disturbing to see especially for my family.
"The papers were very accurate and it was a simple case of me just trying to protect a girl from being harassed.
"Thank you everyone for all your messages of concern. The support has been really overwhelming.”
Wayne collapsed after being hit once by the thug at 4am inIbizaon Wednesday.
Shocking video showsthe dad-of-four hold his arm up to try to defend himself as the man rushes towards him and smacks him outside Eden bar.
Wayne then flops to the ground and onlookers said he was out cold for at least six minutes - and that he had blood pouring from his mouth.
A large group of at least 10 people, including Wayne, can be seen in the clip all shouting over each other.
Wayne eventually left in a taxi around an hour after the punch was thrown.
Party-loving Wayne is well-known for hosting celebs including footie aceJack Grealishat his beach club.
He has a strained relationship with formerEnglandstrikerandMatch of the Dayhost Gary, 63.
Speaking about their relationship earlier this year, he said: "It's not so good to be honest, we don't really speak very often. I'll always be his number one fan."
He is the black sheep of the Lineker family and has virtually no relationship with Gary.
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He has a nightclub empire in Spain which he started in 1988.
As well as O Beach in Ibiza, he also has Lineker's Bar across the Costa Del Sol and Majorca.
Who is Wayne Lineker?
WAYNE, 62, is the younger brother to football legendGary Lineker.
He is known for owning Ibiza's famous Ocean Beach in Ibiza, which has a big celebrity following.
Footballers like Jack Grealish and reality TV icons flock to the club every summer.
Wayne is often seen plastered across social media in pictures with famous faces and excited partygoers.
He kicked off his nightlife empire in 1988 with his own brand of sports bars called Lineker’s Bar.
Lineker’s Bar now has branches in the Costa del Sol, Majorca and Puerto Banus as well as Ibiza.
The former Celebs Go Dating star has a whopping net worth of around £30million and boast over a million followers on Instagram.
He also has four children - sons Duane, Sean, and Freddie plus daughter Tia.
But Spanish cops said on Thursday that Wayne Lineker has yet to press charges over the nightclub assault. Officers added they had attended the scene but confirmed the assault victim had already left by the time they arrived.
Mr Lineker, 62, was punched in the face in San Antonio in the early hours of Wednesday morning and reportedly lay unconscious for six minutes. A video of the incident showed him being confronted by several young men as he was about to get into a taxi before he was floored by a single punch.
Wayne has always been a figure of controversy. In 2006, he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for a £220,000 tax fraud. The court heard how he systematically smuggled cash into Britain using a "tried and tested" system, involving unsuspecting family and friends as "mules."
His nephew, and son of Gary Lineker, commented: "LOL: "Lowest of the low". Wayne is understood to be estranged from his brother and has previously said they no longer talk.
The Ibiza playboy couldn't understand why their contact had fizzled out within a year, but he put the blame on an awkward first meeting with Danielle. "They came to Ibiza in August 2008 and it was really awkward. I didn't spark with Danielle and our relationship was cold," said Wayne.
Who is Gary Lineker dating? In the summer of 2019, it was reported that Gary was in a relationship with chef Gizzi Erskine, after the two were pictured partying together backstage at All Points East festival.
While older brother Gary was scoring goals for Leicester and England, Wayne quit school at 14 to work on the family's fruit and veg stall. But Wayne had his sights set on bigger things and opened up his first Lineker's Bar in Tenerife in 1986, trading on his famous surname.
Lineker was briefly suspended from the BBC after likening the then home secretary, Suella Braverman's rhetoric on immigration to 1930s Germany, in possible breach of BBC social media guidelines. He said he was deliberately precise with this tweet. “I worded it very carefully, I always do.
It's been reported that Theo Campbell is suing Wayne Lineker 's club after he was hit in the eye by a champagne cork. The former Love Island star was left with lifechanging injuries following the incident at Wayne's O Beach club in Ibiza and is said to want "hundreds of thousands" in compensation.
Wayne Lineker, 58, is the younger brother of former professional footballer and Match of the Day presenter Gary, 60. Gary has a net worth of around £27million, but Wayne has also done well for himself as owner of multiple European nightclubs.
But most recently, in March this year, Wayne admitted that the relationship is 'not so good' and that they rarely speak. The nightclub owner insisted he felt no bitterness towards the Match of the Day host.
60-year-old Wayne, who has dated the likes of Danielle Sandhu and Chloe Ferry in the past, appeared on the Saving Grace podcast, where he admitted he enjoyed a number of dates with Ekin-Su, after he 'pulled her in Nando's'.
How many kids does Wayne Lineker have? Wayne has four children has three sons — Duane, Sean, and Freddie — and a daughter named Tia. Duane followed in his father's footsteps and runs O Beach Ibiza with his partner Megan. His brother Sean also reportedly helps him and Wayne out at the lavish beach resort.
Freddie Lineker, with his finger firmly on the pulse of electronic beats, is a DJ whose name has become synonymous with infectious rhythms and euphoric melodies.
Linekers Bar is a chain of bars throughout Europe, owned and ran by the Linekers family (ex Barcelona and England football player) we are well known and have tourists in our bar all year round.
He suffered an outbreak of Covid-19 at his beloved Lineker's bar. He closed all venues in the Lineker's Group for the remainder of 2020, shuttering bars and clubs in Spain, Tenerife and in Greece.
Alan Shearer also said he will not appear on the programme. The BBC said Lineker will not present the show until an agreement is reached on his social media use, after he was embroiled in a row over impartiality by comparing the language used to launch a new government asylum policy with 1930s Germany.
Wayne's empire was founded in 1988, when he opened a successful sports bar in Tenerife, known as Lineker's Bar — this led to similar establishments opening across Europe, in Marbella, Benidorm, Puerto Banús, Ibiza, London and Essex.
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