22 h. ago Gary Lineker reveals the mistake he made during his emotional Match of the Day farewell following anti

Lineker confirmed his departure from the BBC last week and apologised for sharing a post about Zionism with a rat emoji - a derogatory term used by Nazi Germany about Jewish people.

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23 h. ago Gary Lineker says he was ‘a bit emotional’ after final Match Of The Day

Lineker said he struggled to stop the tears as a montage played during the football highlights programme on Sunday.

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24 h. ago How Gary Lineker helped Rio Ferdinand when Man United icon made MOTD debut

Gary Lineker has been the subject of widespread praise after he bid an emotional farewell to BBC's Match of the Day

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35 h. ago Gary Lineker's MOTD farewell hit by glaring error minutes before emotional goodbye

Gary Lineker said an emotional goodbye to Match of the Day on Sunday night, but the final show of the season was not without its issues as a glaring error was spotted

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35 h. ago Gary Lineker left in tears at legends' words in emotional BBC Match of the Day farewell

Gary Lineker stepped down from Match of the Day after an emotional farewell before the show, which included a video tribute from a number of high-profile figures

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36 h. ago Fans spot blatant error on Match of the Day minutes before Gary Lineker's emotional farewell

Viewers were quick to spot a sloppy mistake involving the introduction to Ipswich vs West Ham on Sunday night during Gary Lineker's final time hosting Match of the Day

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37 h. ago Gary Lineker's emotional Match of the Day farewell statement in full as he fights back tears

Gary Lineker struggled to get his words out as he issued a list of thank yous at the end of his final episode as host of Match of the Day after 25 years fronting the BBC highlights show

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41 h. ago Gary Lineker cries after emotional Match of the Day farewell

Gary Lineker was reduced to tears as he was given an emotional farewell from Match of the Day following the announcement of his exit from the BBC earlier this week

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42 h. ago Gary Lineker in tears on last MOTD as Gazza invites him on bender and to get botox

Gary Lineker said goodbye to MOTD after a solid 22-year stint with the BBC and was left in tears as football greats paid him an emotional tribute alongside his Match of the Day colleagues

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43 h. ago Gary Lineker delivers emotional final Match of the Day speech before BBC exit

The presenter’s final outing on Match of the Day also marked the end of his 26 years with the BBC

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43 h. ago Gary Lineker wipes away tears after emotional Match of the Day tribute on BBC farewell

Gary Lineker has bought the curtain down in his final Match of the Day as its host, ending more than two decades in the role after he and the BBC opted to go their separate ways

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44 h. ago Gary Lineker's final BBC appearance: Match of the Day opens with emotional tribute as £1.4million star says 'it wasn't meant to end this way' as he says goodbye following axing

Lineker was condemned after sharing a pro-Palestine Instagram video which featured an emoji of a rat, with critics accusing him of promoting a familiar anti-Semitic slur.

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3 d. ago BBC Have I got News For You awkward Gary Lineker debate leaves viewers fuming

Gary Lineker was criticised by the Have I Got News For You panel as they discussed his sudden exit from the BBC after he retweeted an 'offensive' post about Israel and Gaza

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8 d. ago The golden boy...who has finally been shown a red card: How Gary Lineker went from England star, face of Walkers crisps and MOTD host to being axed after antisemitism row

Aside from his footballing career and hosting Match of the Day for 26 years, Gary Lineker is also known for fronting Walkers crisps commercials having originally signed a £200,000 deal in 1994.

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