HomeNewsCHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Gary Lineker was loved by many viewers as sport’s ‘Mr Nice Guy’ – but was increasingly loathed for his self-righteous sanctimony and political posturing
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Gary Lineker was loved by many viewers as sport’s ‘Mr Nice Guy’ – but was increasingly loathed for his self-righteous sanctimony and political posturing
Three decades later, that image of the best-liked bloke in sport, the clean-cut hero, is unrecognisable – and Lineker is one of the most divisive figures in the country.
