The former England star wants to talk about football on his new Netflix show, but says he’s also ready to call out the US president, in this weekend's interview with Mishal Husain.
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The former England star wants to talk about football on his new Netflix show, but says he’s also ready to call out the US president, in this weekend's interview with Mishal Husain.
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*Editor-at-Large Mishal Husain for Bloomberg News*
The 2026 World Cup is underway, bringing the biggest tournament in the planet’s most popular sport to North America. It’s a familiar environment for Gary Lineker, who was a top goalscorer for England before becoming a BBC sports anchor. He’s now a media boss through his company, Goalhanger, and for the World Cup Netflix is turning his hit podcast, *The Rest Is Football*, into a high-profile show. Already, there’s plenty to discuss off the pitch, from Iran’s players needing to fly in from Mexico for their US matches, to strict border security on arrival for some other teams. On the issue of a top African referee being denied a US visa, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said people should “chill, relax.”
[Read the full interview here.](https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-gary-lineker-weekend-interview/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4MTI3NjAwNywiZXhwIjoxNzgxODgwODA3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUR0k1V0NSMjRVOFMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJEMzU0MUJFQjhBQUY0QkUwQkFBOUQzNkI3QjlCRjI4OCJ9.cqdvAJ11UNsK7Fc-xk0EZJu68QMDRS7s47Ibx2rkIlY) You can also [listen to this interview](https://omny.fm/shows/the-mishal-husain-show/gary-lineker-on-the-world-cup-trump-and-the-fans-left-behind) and follow The Mishal Husain Show on [iHeart Podcasts](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-mishal-husain-show-300204707/), [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mishal-husain-show/id1845840408), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/4cJNIDbIEyNyaS7EWVh5Hh) or wherever you get your podcasts.
Why the fuck would anyone over there care what Gary Lineker has to say? They’ve voted in a pedo conman twice, selling them crisps with vouchers ain’t going to move the needle Gary!
I agree with him calling outTrump, but he was otherwise very quite regarding the Qatar World Cup.
And he also took money from the Saudi last year, so he’s not exactly a person with great integrity.
Gary was happy to take money from the Saudis and support the Qataris
Guy has always been a massive hypocrite
we all are
Kettle. Pot. Black. Cunt.