Robert Fitzgerald Earle MBE was born on 27 January 1965 and is a former football player and current television commentator.
25 Facts About Robbie Earle
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Robbie Earle moved on to Wimbledon in 1991, where he spent nine years.
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Robbie Earle played nearly 300 league games for each club, scoring 77 and 59 goals respectively.
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Robbie Earle represented Jamaica eight times between 1997 and 1998, scoring one international goal.
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Robbie Earle appeared in the 1998 World Cup, scoring the nation's first-ever goal in the finals.
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Robbie Earle was dismissed from his punditry role with ITV in 2010 after he passed ITV World Cup tickets to a third party.
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An attacking midfielder, Robbie Earle was a junior player at Stoke City whilst he attended Longton High School.
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Robbie Earle was snapped up by Stoke's local rivals Port Vale, where he turned professional in 1982.
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Robbie Earle made 142 consecutive appearances between September 1984 and January 1987, the run coming to an end due to a groin strain.
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Robbie Earle scored both goals past Bristol Rovers in the two-legged 1989 play-off final that took Vale through to the Second Division.
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Robbie Earle played an important part in the South London club's success during the nineties, and in particular, the club's 'Crazy Gang' mentality, which fostered team spirit and intimidated opposing players.
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Robbie Earle played alongside cult figures such as Aidan Newhouse, John Fashanu, Vinnie Jones, Lawrie Sanchez, Jason Euell, Dean Holdsworth, Marcus Gayle, Andy Clarke and Efan Ekoku.
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Robbie Earle was known for his late runs into the box, his ability to finish, and his agility at heading the ball.
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Robbie Earle's retirement coincided with the end of the 'Crazy Gang'.
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Robbie Earle hoped to be called up to the England squad, before he accepted the call-up from Jamaica at the age of 32.
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Robbie Earle has worked for Capital Radio, Radio 5 Live, BBC, ESPN, ITV, Sky Sports and OnDigital.
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Robbie Earle was a regular pundit on ITV's football coverage, as well as World Football Daily, and occasionally joins the team on ESPN PressPass.
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Robbie Earle has written columns for the London Evening Standard and for the Stoke-on-Trent Evening Sentinel.
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Robbie Earle described his actions as "naive" and insisted that he had "not profited in any way".
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Not permitted to sell the tickets, Robbie Earle had freely given them out to friends and family, unaware that a 'close friend' would then sell a significant number on to the Dutch company.
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Robbie Earle has appeared in television commercials promoting blood donation.
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UK magazine The Vegetarian Society stated that Robbie Earle is a vegetarian.
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Robbie Earle's son, Otis, is a footballer and was drafted by FC Dallas at the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.
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Robbie Earle was appointed an MBE in 1999 for his services to football.
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Robbie Earle was inducted into the Stoke-on-Trent Sporting Hall of Fame in May 2018.