{"id":2771,"date":"2025-07-29T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/gary-lineker-reveals-what-actually-happened-in-bbc-exit-lecture-football-sports\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T18:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:15:00","slug":"gary-lineker-reveals-what-actually-happened-in-bbc-exit-lecture-football-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/gary-lineker-reveals-what-actually-happened-in-bbc-exit-lecture-football-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Lineker reveals what actually happened in BBC Exit Lecture | Football | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Gary Lineker admitted that the BBC was told to leave after sharing a ProPalestinian video on social media. The post, accompanied by rat emojis, sparked widespread repulsion, calling for bees to plunder to instantly plunder the 64-year-old.<\/p>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">In May it was confirmed that he would leave the company at the end of the 2024\/25 football season. By then, it had already been announced that England&#8217;s striker would be replacing him as the main presenter for the day&#8217;s match. However, he was expected to continue the BBC for another 12 months, with the hopes of assuming coverage of the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Lineker apologised for his actions, implying initially that he had decided to run away on his own. He said, &#8220;It feels like a responsible course of action to come back now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">But he now offers a different version. In an interview with the new world, he was asked if he had quit himself or been told to go, and he answered the &#8220;later&#8221; honestly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>However, the former England striker, who won the golden boots at the 1986 World Cup, claimed that the social media post was a real mistake, saying he was unaware of the emojis. Asked about the image of a rat, he said: &#8220;I missed it. To be honest, I wouldn&#8217;t have understood the meaning anyway until it was pointed out to me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really didn&#8217;t see it. I&#8217;m not an idiot. I might not have known it was anti-Semitism plunder, but I wondered why someone put a rat there. Why do you confuse rodents with humans?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Accepting that the ordeal was sacrificed, he added: \u201cI don&#8217;t do that on purpose, it&#8217;s the biggest self-harm I&#8217;ve ever done.<\/p>\n<p>Before his departure, Linker was the BBC&#8217;s most earned presenter, earning a salary of \u00a31.35 million per year. He has been the main presenter of MOTD since 1999, and replaced Des Lynham after clearly joining Shiow as a critic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2088450\/Gary-Lineker-BBC-MOTD-sacked\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Lineker admitted that the BBC was told to leave after sharing a ProPalestinian video on social media. The post, accompanied by rat emojis, sparked widespread repulsion, calling for bees to plunder to instantly plunder the 64-year-old. 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