(Reuters) - Gary Lineker was never booked in his 16-year playing career but the former England striker is in danger of being shown the red card by his employer, the BBC, for standing up for refugees trying to make their way to Britain.
Lineker has hosted the BBC's flagship football show"Match of the Day" for more than 20 years and the charismatic 62-year-old has never been afraid to voice his opinions about political issues like Brexit.Although the corporation has strict impartiality guidelines, that has not stopped Lineker from airing his views on Twitter where he has over 8.7 million followers.
Lineker wrote on Twitter that the language used in the proposals was not dissimilar to that of Nazi Germany, forcing the BBC to have a"frank conversation" with the presenter after Braverman's complaint."I have never known such love and support in my life than I'm getting this morning . I want to thank each and every one of you," he added on Twitter.
He earned his first England cap in 1984 and by the time he retired was the country's second-highest scorer with 48 goals, behind Bobby Charlton. Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane have since overtaken both. Having also top-scored at the 1986 World Cup with six goals, no English player has come close to eclipsing his record of 10 goals at football's global showpiece event, earning him a spot in English Football's Hall of Fame.
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