Gary Lineker

ENGLAND legend Gary Lineker has revealed he suffered racist abuse from fellow players for his "darkish skin".The 61-year-old Match of the Day presente.

He told the High Performance Podcast: “Without being good at sport, life would have been very different for me because I was, I think I would have been bullied at school, I was kind of marginally that way anyway because I was this tiny, geeky kid, with darkish skin and I had pretty much racist abuse although I’m not, I’m as English as they come. He added: "My greatest strength was not my right foot, it was my mental strength. Lineker says he was able to overcome it with his "mental strength", which was more valuable to him than his favoured right foot.

Lineker, a TV presenter and former footballer, has been a long-term fan of the British tennis player. He broke his own Match of the Day protocol after ...

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EMMA RADUCANU took some time out of her Wimbledon preparations to hang out with Tottenham legend and Match of the Day host Gary Lineker this week.Line.

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Gary Lineker has revealed he suffered racist abuse from other players during his football career due to his 'darkish skin'.

‘My grandmother kept my grandfather’s memory alive by cooking Indian food and watching Bollywood films with me, but for a long time I wasn’t particularly interested. He told the High Performance Podcast: “Without being good at sport, life would have been very different for me because I was, I think I would have been bullied at school, I was kind of marginally that way anyway because I was this tiny geeky kid, with darkish skin and I had pretty much racist abuse although I’m not, I’m as English as they come. I’d cry to my mum as I asked her why I was different.

Former England striker Lineker, 61, is a big fan of the 19-year-old, who stunned the world last September with the Grand Slam victory in New York. He ...

US Open winner at 18 without losing a set. Congratulations @EmmaRaducanu on a truly staggering achievement. He also posted to Twitter: “First time in my life I’ve ever tweeted whilst on air but my goodness what a performance, what a triumph, what an amazing young woman.

The former footballer played for the likes of Leicester, Spurs and Barcelona in an illustrious career.

I wouldn't name names, but I got that kind of nonsense, which was a bit weird. "My greatest strength was not my right foot, it was my mental strength. "I just read that Gary Lineker claims to have suffered racial abuse because of his 'darkish skin'... wtf he's as white as a bottle of milk," wrote one critic. I always had that." I had pretty much racist abuse, although I'm as English as they come, all the time." "Even in professional football I had that a couple of times.

Former Barcelona and Tottenham striker Gary Lineker insists he was on the receiving end of racial insults as a "geeky kid" before becoming an England ...

Lineker returned to England in the summer of 1989 to join Tottenham and scored 80 more goals in his homeland. The forward finished as runner-up in the Ballon d'Or vote in 1986. Lineker started his professional career at boyhood club Leicester, coming through the ranks and making his senior debut against Oldham on New Year's Day in 1979.

GARY LINEKER has claimed he was subjected to racist abuse while in school and also in professional football - despite being white.

"We still speak three times a day, we text all the time. Gary Lineker has claimed he was targeted for his “darkish” skin colour and bullied in school as well as by fellow professional footballers. When she comes to London she stays with me, and when I go to LA I see her," he explained. Gary described her as his "best mate" in an interview with the Daily Mirror in 2019. The Match of the Day presenter recently took to Instagram to send a special message to his ex-wife, Danielle Bux. The 61-year-old said he is “as English as they come,” but that didn’t stop the abuse.

The Match of the Day host claims he suffered racist abuse at school and during his football career because of his 'darkish skin'

Of course, if Lineker didn’t see himself on the ‘same level’ as other greats, that might have been with good reason. Yet whether he would have been targeted in the playground or not, hearing Lineker pose as a victim is a bit much. On the podcast, he says:

The England legend revealed he was subject to bullying while a kid, and later in life by professional footballers.

He added: “Lineker is the ultimate hypocrite and I wish he just put one of his football socks in his gob.” 'Lineker is the ultimate hypocrite and I wish he just put one of his football socks in his gob'— GB News (@GBNEWS) The former England international who said he was ‘As English as they come’, described the abuse he copped because of the colour of his skin.

Gary Lineker says was the victim of racist abuse because of his 'darkish skin' both as a child and a professional footballer.

‘Even in professional football I had that a couple of times, I wouldn’t ever name any names. Whether that was part of something that made me, I don’t know, but other people might not be able to handle that.’ I was kind of marginally [treated] that way anyway because I was this tiny geeky kid, with darkish skin and I had pretty much racist abuse…

The England star has even been accused of "cultural appropriation".

He said: "Re Gary Lineker, I must say he DID have darkish skin when he was a pro footballer. I wouldn't name names, but I got that kind of nonsense, which was a bit weird." The England legend said that he was subjected to racism due to his "darkish skin".