Gary Lineker: 'We were sportswashed'
Nov 23, 2022•28 min
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Episode description
The BBC presenter Gary Lineker says a failure to speak out more about human rights issues during the World Cup in Russia in 2018 explains his approach to covering the tournament in Qatar. Lineker delivered a monologue at the start of the BBC's coverage of the opening game and described the event as "the most controversial World Cup in history". Also in the programme, trouble at the top for Disney.
Guests: Gary Lineker, BBC Sport Presenter, Ayman Mohyeldin, Host of AYMAN on MSNBC, Roger Mosey, Former Director of Sport at the BBC, and Zoe Kleinman, Technology Editor at BBC News
Presenter: Ros Atkins
Producer: Helen Fitzhenry
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