'Utter nonsense!' - Gary Lineker hits back at 'not true' report claiming £14m World Cup deal is 'revenge' plot against BBC as Premier League again linked with Netflix TV rights

Gary Lineker has responded to reports of his World Cup deal with Netflix, and the potential to front future Premier League programming, being a "revenge" mission against former employers at the BBC.

‘Utter nonsense’ – Gary Lineker takes aim at journalist over ‘BBC revenge’ report

Gary Lineker has hit back at a report claiming that he wants to take on the BBC with his World Cup deal with Netflix. The ...
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Gary Lineker loses £800,000 by quitting BBC

Gary Lineker will lose out on an estimated £800,000 after being forced to leave the BBC without a pay-off following his anti-Semitism controversy. Lineker sacrificed any severance in a mutually-agreed ...
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Tearful Gary Lineker on Match of the Day exit: ‘It wasn’t meant to end this way’

Gary Lineker wiped away tears as Match of the Day stars paid tribute to his 26 year hosting stint after he acknowledged “it wasn’t meant to end this way”. An emotional Lineker added that the show is ...
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Gary Lineker emotionally signs off final Match of the Day ahead of BBC exit

An emotional Gary Lineker signed off his final appearance fronting Match of the Day, the BBC’s flagship weekly Premier League highlights show, after more than 25 years in the job. Lineker, 64, has ...
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Gary Lineker Will Depart Sooner Than Planned After Antisemitism Controversy, BBC Confirms

Soccer pundit Gary Lineker will leave the BBC sooner than planned following an antisemitism row, the corporation has confirmed. Last week, Lineker shared a social media post about Zionism containing ...
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Gary Lineker’s BBC downfall: The rat emoji and dig at his boss

In the end, even Gary Lineker accepted that his position at the BBC had become untenable. A week since recklessly plunging the corporation into yet another crisis, Lineker announced on Monday that he ...
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Lineker says emotional farewell on final Match of the Day

Gary Lineker held back tears as he signed off from his final edition of Match of the Day after 26 years in the hot seat and officially left the BBC. The host announced in November that he would leave ...
Chicago Tribune

English soccer great Gary Lineker to step down from BBC after sharing social media post on Zionism

Gary Lineker, the England soccer great-turned-media celebrity, will leave his role as a presenter for the BBC after facing criticism for reposting an Instagram story about Zionism which featured a ...
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Lineker delivers emotional farewell as MOTD era ends at the BBC

There are farewells, and then there are reckonings. Gary Lineker’s final appearance on Match of the Day felt like a reluctant blend of both, a parting scripted not just by personal reflection but by ...
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Gary Lineker fumes at VAR controversy in Tottenham vs Liverpool - 'I just can't stand it'

Gary Lineker was not happy with the decision to send off Xavi Simons during Tottenham's 2-1 loss to Liverpool on Saturday, ...
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Gary Lineker on El Clasico: Superstars still go to Real or Barca over anyone else, and expect goals

Barcelona's Gary Lineker scored a hat-trick in this 1987 game against Madrid (Simon Bruty/Allsport/Getty Images) Barcelona striker turned La Liga pundit Gary Lineker reckons that one thing is ...