Tuesday 21 June 2022 12:16 PM Gary Lineker says he suffered 'racist abuse' during football career because of ... trends now

Tuesday 21 June 2022 12:16 PM Gary Lineker says he suffered 'racist abuse' during football career because of ... trends now
Tuesday 21 June 2022 12:16 PM Gary Lineker says he suffered 'racist abuse' during football career because of ... trends now

Tuesday 21 June 2022 12:16 PM Gary Lineker says he suffered 'racist abuse' during football career because of ... trends now

Gary Lineker claims he suffered 'racist abuse' from other players during his football career because of his 'darkish skin' despite 'being as English as they come' Lineker, 61, made the surprising comments on a podcast about performance He said his 'darkish skin' made him a target at school from vile bullies' taunting But he also added he was racially abused twice during his footballing career 

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Gary Lineker has revealed he suffered racist abuse from other players during his football career due to his 'darkish skin'.

The Match of the Day presenter, 61, said he had been a 'tiny, geeky kid' who was first subject to the unacceptable taunts at school.

But in a startling remark, he disclosed he experienced racial abuse later in life as well as a professional footballer.

And in a hint that the racism had come from known figures in the sport, he insisted he would not 'name any names'.

Lineker - who is an England football legend - also said he was 'As English as they come'.

He told the High Performance Podcast: “Without being good at sport, life would have been very different for me because I was, I think I would have been bullied at school, I was kind of marginally that way anyway because I was this tiny geeky kid, with darkish skin and I had

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