About Lee Sharpe
Lee Stuart Sharpe (born 27 May 1971) is an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit, reality television personality and golfer. As a player, Sharpe was predominantly a left winger from 1988 to 2004. He notably played in the Premier League for Manchester United, Leeds United and Bradford City and in Serie A for Sampdoria. He also had spells in the Football League with Torquay United, Portsmouth and Exeter City before wrapping his career up in Iceland with Grindavík and in non-league football with Garforth Town. Sharpe's spell at Manchester United lasted eight years, during which he won three Premier League titles, two FA Cups, the Football League Cup, three FA Charity Shields and a European Cup Winners' Cup. He won a total of eight caps for England as well as one cap for the B team. He retired from professional football in 2003, but achieved renewed fame after a number of reality television appearances on the likes of Celebrity Wrestling, Celebrity Love Island and Dancing on Ice, among others. He has also worked as a pundit largely abroad on international coverage of the Premier League for both ESPN Star and the Abu Dhabi Sports Channel. In 2021, Sharpe began competing in professional golf tournaments. Sharpe made his debut for Manchester United on 24 September 1988 in a 2–0 win over West Ham United in the Football League First Division, aged 17. He was soon on the radar of First and Second Division clubs and was sold to Manchester United in June 1988 for £200,000, a record fee at the time for a YTS player.
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