If this was an act of revenge, it was quite the killer blow. A little over a year after Gary Lineker was sacked by BBC bosses, wearied by his social media controversies, he’s been snapped up by bitter rival ITV. Last night he was given star billing as a ‘special guest’ on ITV’s World Cup programme beaming Germany’s match against Ivory Coast in Toronto.
Holding court in the swanky studio with its stunning backdrop of the Manhattan skyline, Lineker couldn’t have looked more at home.
While his presence alone might not have irritated his former bosses, what adds salt to the wound
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