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Lineker
/ ˈɪɪə /
noun
- LinekerGary Winston1960MEnglishSPORT AND GAMES: footballer Gary (Winston). born 1960, English footballer and TV presenter: a striker, he scored 48 goals in 80 matches for England (1984–92); his clubs included Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, and Tottenham Hotspur
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Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards debate the best moments in Champions League history, with their minds drifting to when Brazil's Ronaldo wowed everyone with a hat-trick for Real Madrid at Old Trafford in 2003.
Gary Lineker has said he believes the BBC wanted him to leave Match of the Day as he was negotiating a new contract last year.
The remarks led to his suspension from the BBC, prompting other sports presenters to down tools in solidarity, something Lineker said he felt "moved" by.
The row erupted when Lineker called a government asylum policy "immeasurably cruel", and said a video promoting it used language that was "not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s".
Lineker's post reignited the debate about the BBC's impartiality guidance on social media and how it applied to presenters.
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