he was a football player (soccer to you)
and became a well-known pundit. Crucially though, he has a very large chin (and a beard in that pic) which enables the use of his visage to indicate that you suspect that someone is lying. From the english playground, referencing a chin or beard signifies that you doubt the veracity of a statement.

from urban dictionary:
14. Chin

An expression of disbelief.

Usually accompanied by rubbing the chin, in imitation of large-chinned british sports personality Jimmy Hill.
A: "I've just spend the night playing drunken strip poker with Scarlett Johanson, Halle Berry and Sheikh Abu Hamza in the playboy mansion"

B: "Mmmmm... Chin. How would Abu Hamza play poker anyway, he's got no hands!"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 22 Jan 2010, 12:11, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Hooked hands...
... and it wouldn't be halal. That was the thing that I noticed.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 22 Jan 2010, 12:15, Reply)