Gary Lineker. (Photo by Daniele Badolato – Juventus FC/Getty Images)
The key event in Gary Lineker’s week should have been presenting Saturday’s FA Cup final on the BBC, a week before he hosts Match of the Day for the last time. Instead he has found himself fighting for his reputation and career after sharing a pro-Palestine post on his Instagram account that featured a rat emoji historically used as an anti-Semitic slur.
The backlash was swift; the Board of Deputies of British Jews called for him to be sacked rather than leave on his own terms, there was uproar among Jewish staff at the BBC and Lineker himself offered an unprecedented and unreserved apology after claiming ignorance over the symbol’s meaning.
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