Simply 13 times departing Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker made our day so much better on Twitter
7. ‘When he featured in the Daily Mail’s “woke list”‘
Very honoured to be on such a list. Thank you to this normally unpleasant newspaper for showing a degree of kindness. https://t.co/700Fb9oYEd
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) July 30, 2023
8. ‘When he shared the tale of playing golf with Michael Johnson and Samuel L Jackson’
I just watched episode 8 of the wonderful The Last Dance. Thought I’d share the story of the day I played golf with Michael Jordan. It was a Thursday night & I got a call from my agent. He said “I’ve had Michael Jordan’s people on the phone and he wants to play at Sunningdale.”
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 12, 2020
I was a member so he thought I could help. He said “There’s 3 of them: Michael and 2 of his basketball friends and they want to play on Sunday.” I said “if it’s a Sunday they can’t play without a member, but I can host them ( too fucking right, I could).
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 12, 2020
So Saturday night I get call from my agent, “There’s now 6 of them, 2 more friends and Samuel L Jackson.“ “Shit, I’ll need to find another member to play with the other 3. I’ll call my friend, Queeny ( former European tour player and Sunningdale member), I’m sure he’ll help.”
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 12, 2020
Thankfully he was free and available. I turned up at 8.30am. Keith, the club pro said “Your guests have arrived, they’re on the putting green.” There they were, 6 of them, 5 giant basketball players and Samuel L Jackson ambling around, putting and smoking cigars.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 12, 2020
The observing, quintessentially white elderly members were wide-eyed. We introduced ourselves and headed to the 1st tee. Now my mate Queeny liked a bet on the golf course and was a bit of a hustler. So we’re all stood there and Queeny says in his slightly posh voice….
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 12, 2020
“So Michael would you like bet, a little wager?” Michael says “Sure, man.” Queeny says “ So how much would you like to play for?” Michael puffs on his cigar, looks straight at him, smiles and says “Whatever makes you feel uncomfortable, man.”
Mr Jordan had already won the day.— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 12, 2020
9. ‘When Grant Shapps told him to stick to football’
‘I just think @GaryLineker should get on with commenting on football and stop meddling in these other areas’
The Defence Secretary @grantshapps defends the government’s Rwanda scheme after high-profile figures sign a letter calling for it to be scrapped https://t.co/qeRW2XL4MB pic.twitter.com/lAFMI1Z2sa
— ITV News Politics (@ITVNewsPolitics) December 11, 2023
A tad rich coming from someone who can’t even stick to one name. 4 chaps Shapps. https://t.co/hjLL6VvZSh pic.twitter.com/d6dvkE1B7M
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) December 11, 2023
10. ‘When he made a rare excursion into religion’
Atheists, if JESUS is not real then please explain this. pic.twitter.com/0jhm6Iv1Ij
— Pastor Alex (@PastorAlexLove) September 12, 2022
Never got it before I saw this. I’m no longer an atheist. https://t.co/xcDbcOnN4h
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 13, 2022
11. ‘When Andrew Neil said he was one of eight ’embarrassed backers’ of former Commons speaker, John Bercow’
Eight embarrassed Bercow backers https://t.co/ZCpHe9Ct9s via @spectator
— Andrew Neil (@afneil) March 9, 2022
Not embarrassed in the slightest. I’ve been mistaken many times. Was clearly wrong about Bercow, and bullying is awful and never acceptable. We all make misjudgements about people or things…don’t we, Andrew? https://t.co/YTYCHjiB6k
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 9, 2022
12. ‘When Toby Young trolled him over the size of his BBC pay packet’
Love your bitterness. Makes it so much more satisfying. Cheers.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 15, 2020
13. ‘And finally, when he shared the tale of the mystery of his lost phone’
Source @GaryLineker