Gary Lineker shares fact after video goes viral of him strolling in Mexico

Gary Lineker has hit again at criticism after a video of him strolling with a younger girl on the streets of Mexico did the rounds on-line.

The previous Tottenham, Leicester and Barcelona footballer is understood for talking his thoughts on social media and this time, he wasted no time in responding to far-right political activist Tommy Robinson of all folks.

Lineker formally left his publish as Match of the Day host after he controversially shared a publish on-line about zionism which included an illustration of a rat, which the BBC mentioned was a ‘breach of our pointers’.

Regardless of apologising for the matter, he selected to step down from his publish, which means that he would additionally not current the 2026 World Cup for the broadcaster, which was initially agreed upon.

He was criticised by many, together with Robinson himself, for his actions, with the anti-Islam campaigner now commenting on a video of Lineker whereas on vacation, strolling on a avenue overseas alonside a younger lady.

Sharing the video, Robinson mentioned on X: “What are you as much as right here @GaryLineker?”

Within the clip, the particular person filming may be heard asking the presenter the identical query, earlier than telling Lineker to ‘get pleasure from his vacation’.

The 65-year-old rapidly defined what he was doing within the video, including that Robinson had ‘hatred’ in direction of him, writing in a repost: “When you should know, I used to be going to a chemist with my daughter-in-law, to get some drugs for her unwell husband….my son. Hatred is a dreadful weak spot.”

His different son, George, even labelled Robinson a ‘f***ing fool’ for bringing consideration to the clip in any respect.

When you should know, I used to be going to a chemist with my daughter-in-law, to get some drugs for her unwell husband….my son. Hatred is a dreadful weak spot. https://t.co/DSH7Ue6t15

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 30, 2025

It isn’t the primary time Robinson, actual title Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has clashed with the previous Three Lions striker, and it probably will not be the final.

Lineker even claimed he was ‘elbowed within the again’ by an older girl whereas she was heading to one among Robinson’s rallies.

The lady within the video, Bella, has been married to Harry Lineker since June this 12 months.

Talking to Joe, Lineker admitted that he was informed he ‘hated Britain’ whereas doing the meals store, claiming ‘it is the identical lot each time’ who goal him in public.

As for the rationale for his journey to Mexico, Lineker mentioned on Instagram that it was the primary time he had been to the North Americn nation for the reason that 1986 World Cup, the place he received the Golden Boot as England crashed out within the quarter remaining to Argentina after Diego Maradona’s notorious ‘Hand of God’ objective.

Lineker added that he had been within the metropolis fo Pachuca in November to attend a ceremony inducting him into the Worldwide Soccer Corridor of Fame.

Rumours have swirled a couple of potential deal for the footy host with Netflix forward of subsequent 12 months’s World Cup in North America, which might lead to a ‘enormous payday’, report the Day by day Mail.