Gary Lineker on the Qatar World Cup, David Beckham and Speaking Out

Emma Barnett meets sports broadcaster and former England footballer Gary Lineker to discuss the controversy surrounding Qatar hosting the upcoming World Cup, why he thinks footballers are often treated unfairly and his three golden rules when it comes to posting on Twitter. Interview recorded on Nov 9, 2022.
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[@scottishbanjo]

This is by far the best World Cup I’ve seen in decades … hands down

[@hossamgebeily]

And how many lives were lost when Iraq was invaded? The hypocrisy is unreal.

[@ac9202]

How come qatari government does not involve iraq, syria, palestinian... invasions? How come they are always involved in showing off with their 7 star hotels and posh cars in there but the same race arabic countries dying out there? Instead of fighting so much for a football tournament and build posh stadiums to wreck later on, they could have helped millions of people. This hypocrisy is some next level.

[@hossamgebeily]

@@ac9202 no I agree. Qatar is also terrible. They contributed to the fall of Syria, Iraq and Libya by funding terrorism and the so-called disastrous Arab Spring. We all know that.

[@ahmedoma]

Qatar has a native population of 300,000 and immigrants/ non Qatari population of 1.5 million . How many immigrants do you have in your country??

[@ac9202]

@@ahmedoma well i live in the UK and UK has more than 1.5 millian muslim immigrants alone. Qatari come to knightsbridge in london to race their supercars brought from back home also.

[@ac9202]

@@ahmedoma you can become british as well and call yourself british muslim but you can never be qatari citizen. You have to be born one!

[@mrbarr63]

If we look at it this way. Not many countries should host the WC then. Given the past behavior and actions.

[@lucaleone334]

It's not about the past. It's about the present. When they chose Qatar, after taking a bunch of bribes, btw, they caused (not very indirectly, btw) the death of 6500 migrant workers, and the enslavement of hundreds of thousands.

[@donrounds7791]

As a presenter he has managed to become even more loathed than a politician.

[@jtpf87]

If he really wants to take a stand he shouldn't be going at all! But of course he also wants to go because of the money.

[@HalleyBay61]

How do you know why he's going? Is he well paid? Yes I'm sure he is. Is he paid to be a sports journalist? Yes. Has football been his entire life? Yes. Could it not be that he is going because he gets the chance to do a major job in the sport that is his life? Or both things...... Or none of the things that are stated. Unless you have spoken to him, how do you know that anything you said is true?

[@shahjaa4944]

@@HalleyBay61 oh shutup lol.

[@2ru2pacFan]

@@shahjaa4944 🤣

[@rajhoque2658]

As a spurs and England fan since 86 I used to have a lot of respect for Lineker , but the man now is a total two faced hypocrite of the highest order , let's see what he protests about in four years time in America who have continually oppressed and violated most human rights since world war 2. Not to mention the millions lineker has made from Qatari deals in the last few years. No let's not talk about that , it's all beckhams fault now , 🤷🏽

[@Sai_Saracen]

Spot on .. the US imprisons more black people than apartheid South Africa.. 20000 people get killed every YEAR.. kids get mascaraed in schools but they do nothing cos guns are more valuable than children.. compare this to 6500 (hoax number.. its more like 450) of people killed (accidently) in 10 years ...

[@ashrafsubhan8891]

Absolutely….he has lost his wits.

[@AM-oj7bu]

So wait gary says he boycotting world cup but then says he off to do be a pundit

[@Pray5_a_day]

Yeah i’m going there to report it”… oh and can’t forget my Qatari Riyals as I can’t survive without it. 🙄😅

[@ilyasilyas7900]

Well done Qatar. Best World Cup ever

[@cindyt8278]

If you want to learn about class learn from Japanese. How they cleaned up after the game instead of a few hypocrites who think they have a moral ground to stand up. Last time I checked Quatar never invaded a sovereign country under false pretence.

[@adamowen6226]

British jealousy and hypocrisy.

[@irfan7395]

Americans are not far behind

[@ashaulmiah5688]

Gary Lineker is right about Qatar

[@bilpat5123]

Linekar, if you condem qatar for hosting the world cup but stayed silent on Israel hosting the Eurovision song contest then your opinion is WORTHLESS

[@naceraher9632]

They are shameless hypocrite

[@ac9202]

First, it is Lineker lol and he is a football pundit and ex football player. I never seen him singing or talk about music before. Every world cup host country was criticised before. Noboby from these countries called "others" racist or hypocrite lol. Same issue, he talked about brazil where kids were used to build stadiums and more than needed was spent for stadiums.

[@alistoa2808]

I mean what is 'Corruption' we have issues in our backyards, but easily point fingers at other nations. Focus on Football, double standards as always.

[@hus390]

(2:05) Boom!! If this is the bases why this WC is a different level for Gary, then he's mistaken. Not a single evidence of corruption against Qatar. The not so secret sauce that Qatar used to convince the FIFA executive committee was South Africa's success in summer of 2010. Qatar faced competition from recent host Japan, Korea and USA, plus Australia. We played the card that this region needs and deserves this opportunity. And we delivered it.

[@farukmiah8109]

Gary Lineker the biggest let down!!👎

[@OK-mb7cy]

Gary Lineker: Qatar hosting WC is/was a mistake. The rest of the world: Qatar WC 2022 is/was the best WC ever!

[@khalidnoer]

A small country but host World cup succesfully and spent a lot of money on it, good job Qatar 👏

[@keithdugdale9269]

A great world cup in the stadiums. a disaster for fans in every way

[@khalidnoer]

@@keithdugdale9269 what kind of disaster?

[@bellyshacks]

@@keithdugdale9269 ?

[@khanabdulrehman26]

@@keithdugdale9269 says the one who didn't even visited Qatar 💀

[@shafeeqamanath4]

If they had paid some dollars, he would have gone there.

[@eternalele9309]

He did. BBC money good enough for him to sell his principles.

[@warnefordrichardson666]

Glad he's coped with his post traumatic stress crisp disorder

[@faridhani9198]

first impression i give up

[@samaduddin8220]

Qatar is pulling out all the asset from UK by 2024. Uk will go poor. Qatar got 40billion pound asset in UK.

[@ashifhassan1148]

What about colonialist England? Its different because it is an arab country. Western racism is clear.

[@angus3839]

Congratulations Qatar... Best FWC ever......

[@jamamohamed9014]

Well done Qatar 🇶🇦 best world 🌎 cup fifa ever #2022

[@j2shoes288]

He's talking about transparency!?! He was given Qatary money £1.6 million, proper hypocrite

[@johnhughes4631]

Garry same as every World cup really $$$$$$$

[@paulleach1042]

Hes making slot of money and pretending h s a saint

[@erickortenbach4355]

STOP CALLING IT SOCCER!!!! You're British for heavens sake.

[@ljaafar3618]

Who cares how many gol he shoot. Its not important. Respecting other country culture is more important. Which country is clean no corruption. You go Qatar to play football......if you want to play your bf ball please stay at your own country to go Qatar.

[@karayacaona735]

Lol comments too infatuated with the sport they can’t see what the business of the sport hides

[@samaduddin8220]

We don't care who's watching world cup. BBC messed my opening ceremony. I think us UK people stop playing TV licence

[@Fatima39194]

What about Palestine and Isreal?. They should have spoken about that?

[@GetYourHandsOffMe]

Soccer striker

[@NicholasPaulFranks]

Qatar Woke Cup 2022

[@eliyasalisho348]

🤣🤣🤣

[@minglee8009]

Did she really say 'soccer striker' . She's British!

[@user-ke9dk4hs3u]

It seems Qatar is now the place everyone wants to retire in .

[@hasanimam35]

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[@azsaj3493]

Gary the hypocrite,

[@ehabelgawady]

I can feel and see the hatred very clearly plus hypocrisy

[@noelcahill6707]

I dont mind him speaking on things because he can count to 10 his a smart guy

[@fardinhashemi1188]

Gary lineker is just chat shet

[@buzzing8365]

The English and the French should get out of their colonial mind set. Just concentrate on improving their countries and not bother others .

[@khoa2kin297]

#FUQATURD

[@hcchoker5622]

The LGBTQ+ rights need to looked at and digested democratically...... rather than prejudged opinion and pre_concept ideas based on bigotry about a certain cace and religion ( Arabs and Muslims) 100% of UK citizens support gay relationships which the sitting government give them full inclusive rights and everyone in the uk has to respect that and if anyone don't it will be against the law. 100% of citizens in Qatari are against gay relationships so the sitting government has to respect that and make it against the law and everyone has to respect that and if anyone don't it will be against the law It's really disturbing how the British media is trying to force the western way of life on literally every nation and if they don't agree they will be offenders is that democracy!! Qatar and Muslim countries and Muslims in general will never accept gay relationships not now not tomorrow not ever. Wake up and smell the coffee

[@silondon9010]

Lineker has sold out

[@neilstevens9796]

Yeah he's really sold out, i prefer the old Gary Lineker who played football, then became a football journalist, then a pundit and then a football presenter. This Gary Lineker, going to the World Cup has really sold out to that old Gary Lineker.....

[@worshipthecreator609]

Gary is a stable MAN, not gay. What's wrong with you people !!? He's no longer serving the propaganda.

[@thomasbowden7949]

Your a snake Gary

[@BlackSeedOil20]

Qatar did the best World Cup so if they had to pay to get the first World Cup in the Middle-E, it is a shame on those who were refusing them to host. It.does not look bad on 🇶🇦

[@efootballmania]

Wrong move Gary.

[@pixelrabbit261]

Doesn't he look clever with his glasses on?

[@humblebee8334]

Yes! His hipocritical behaviour is crystal clear now.

[@alanpoole6064]

No he loos like the money grappler he is

[@farismok492]

These people never get rid of their colonising minded

[@Gattuso356]

Bringing politics to football is the worst thing ever. I think everyone should boycott the colonialists brits who destroyed nations. Shame on that unknown footballer here speaking.

[@ac9202]

Italy was a colonist country to gennaro gattuso lol

[@Gattuso356]

@@ac9202 but gattuso was a footballer not a colonialist. Being an Italian is not a crime but supporting colonialism is a crime.

[@ac9202]

@@Gattuso356 same applies for lineker lol he was a footballer not a colonist.

[@ac9202]

@@Gattuso356 he was and is more famous than gattuso lol he was the top goal scorer in 86 mexico and played for barcelona

[@Gattuso356]

@@ac9202 but no one knows, even the english lads

[@countrygirl5160]

Haha funny, nonsense interview

[@iveneverseenahealthyvegan.9885]

First he distract away from the subject, trying to talk about previous world cups. Then starts laughing to mask his anxiety of the questions. He has known about this from day one. By him not speaking out in his capacity it shows it is not a problem to him. Qatar is a country living in the dark ages, they have killed people for living their lives their own way. Gary has no clue. He has played a defender in this interview.

[@worshipthecreator609]

Well well well, Qatar is living in the dark ages, what about england killing people in Iraq, now u talking... hypocrisy

[@Eneroi]

Keep consuming lies from your propaganda media.

[@ismailzainal5597]

What a lot of BS

[@hmmmmm2634]

Qatar World Cup…..Slap in the face of western claptrap!

[@eisirt55]

Rock of sense as always . Good man Gary Lineker .

[@eamonncarmel99]

Who has been working for Al Jazeera who are Quatar owned since it was announced the world cup was announced.

[@declantarpey6642]

Top man and top interviewer too.

[@hansanders8791]

Top rasict

[@davechez5382]

Gary is a sell out