Lineker had called out the BBC over his suspension last year (Image: Getty) Gary Lineker appears to have criticised the BBC as he defends his right to speak out on political issues, including Israel 's military campaign in Gaza. The Match of the Day presenter has been an outspoken voice in recent years, giving his views on domestic issues as well as geopolitical tensions abroad. Mr Lineker has been especially passionate about the plight of Palestinians in Gaza, where 37,000 deaths have been recorded through Israeli military operations after Hamas killed 1,200 during its attack on Israel on October 7.
Appearing on The Courage To Speak podcast, the 63-year-old said: “It's hard not to have an opinion on things in other countries - which you can say that's a political thing - but you could tweet whatever you liked about what happened in Ukraine . But then people say you shouldn't have a view about what's happening in Israel and Gaza, which doesn't make any sense whatsoever. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.
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