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Gary Winston Lineker OBE ( / ˈlɪnəkər / LIN-ə-kər; born 30 November 1960) is an English sports broadcaster and former professional footballer. Lineker is the only player to have been the top goalscorer in England with three clubs: Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.
Mar 13, 2023 · Gary Lineker will resume his duties on the BBC’s flagship soccer show after an impartiality storm over his criticism of the government’s asylum policy that plunged Britain’s public ...
Mar 10, 2023 · The BBC has asked the football pundit to step back from presenting the show until an agreement on his social media use is reached. The move follows his criticism of the government's new policy to ban people arriving in the UK illegally from claiming asylum, which sparked a political controversy.
Gary Lineker has been told to step back from presenting Match of the Day until an agreement is reached on his social media use, the BBC has said.
Jul 10, 2023 · When the UK Premier League season starts in August, it will have a new companion: a podcast called The Rest is Football, co-hosted by Gary Lineker.
Mar 11, 2023 · The BBC has pulled several football shows from air after presenters and pundits withdrew in solidarity with Lineker, who was taken off the programme for comparing the government's asylum policy with 1930s Germany. Lineker attended the Leicester vs Chelsea match on Saturday, while the BBC apologised for the disruption and said it was working to resolve the situation.
Mar 10, 2023 · For many years, Gary Lineker has been one of sport's most famous faces - both on the football pitch and on television screens.
