Gary Lineker has revealed that he received threats after he retweeted, and then deleted, a post supporting the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. The post called for Israel to be banned from international sporting events, including football. Lineker explained that he misread the post, thinking that the ban had already been enacted. In an interview with The Guardian, the Match of the Day presenter expressed his belief that some elements of the press were weirdly, oddly obsessed with trying to do me, and accused them of deliberately taking his tweets out of context. Lineker also discussed his reduced screen time and engagement in reading, podcasts, and charity work. He emphasized his desire for peace and condemned the recent violence in the Hamas-Israel conflict.
Gary Lineker Receives Threats After Retweeting Call to Ban Israeli Sports
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