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Inside Gary Lineker’s biggest scandals as he issues apology and quits lucrative BBC job

TV star and sportsman Gary Lineker has quit his lucrative job at the BBC after 30 years after facing many scandals in the past.

During the 2024 Euros, Gary faced some heat after he was accused of going against the BBC’s advertising rules after choosing to wear clothing he had previously been paid to promote. While presenting to 15 million viewers at home, Gary wore a casual pale green T-shirt and sage jacket during the BBC’s coverage of England’s game against Serbia. Gary also fired back at Tory chairman Lee Anderson, who insisted British people wanted to “stop the boats and tell overpaid crisp salesmen to put a sock in it”.

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