Gary Lineker is expected to announce he is leaving the BBC on Monday after apologising for amplifying online material with antisemitic connotations, the Guardian understands.
The Match of the Day host will reportedly not present the 2026 World Cup or next season’s FA Cup after “bowing out by mutual agreement” with the broadcaster.
A rat is an antisemitic trope that was used in Nazi Germany to characterise Jews as vermin. Lineker said in a statement that he would “never knowingly share anything antisemitic” and had deleted the post “as soon as I became aware of the issue”.
The BBC director general, Tim Davie, had been facing calls all week to sack Lineker, who was paid £1.4m by the BBC last year.
Zionists infesting every fucking western is institution to run shill ops for Israel… But this guy needs to apologize BC he used an unsanctioned insult
Westoid regime for ya, where genociders feelz are more important than people’s lives.
At least normies are starting to take notice how delulu this behaviour is getting.
One generation before Israel loses broad support as boomers die off.
Lord willing, Israelis will reap what they sowed… Sadly Palestinians will be dead or displaced but that’s the price that the boomer was willing to pay because never again 🤡