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Top BBC sportscaster to exit amid allegations of antisemitism over anti-Israel social media post
Gary Lineker, the former soccer star and long-time sportscaster for the BBC, is leaving the broadcaster amid backlash after reposting an Instagram story about Zionism that featured a rat emoji. Lineker announced his resignation on Monday, six days after a British antisemitism watchdog called for him to be dismissed over the post.
BBC’s main soccer presenter Lineker issues apology after sharing ‘antisemitic’ social media post
Gary Lineker, the former England soccer player and a leading sports broadcaster on the BBC, has “apologized unreservedly” for reposting an Instagram story about Zionism which featured a picture of a rat.
Gary Lineker has quit the BBC over the anti-Semitism row that erupted after he shared a social-media post featuring a rat.
This isn’t Lineker’s first controversy. In 2023, the BBC said it had had a ‘frank conversation'” with the star after he ...
It is such a pity that Gary Lineker is leaving the BBC in this manner. His comments outside of sport have brought the world ...
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