'Smug' Gary Lineker sparks outrage with 'revolting' pay cut joke as BBC licence fee hiked

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville, Roy Keane and Gary Lineker all said Manchester United should have been awarded a penalty against Chelsea.United were hopeful of being awarded a spot-kick after the VAR asked referee Stuart Attwell to review an incident involving Callum Hudson-Odoi and Mason Greenwood where the ball appeared to strike the former's arm.

straight to your inboxGary Lineker has hailed Manchester City's 'extraordinary consistency' after they extended their winning run with a 2-1 victory over West Ham. With nearest challengers Manchester United and Leicester City not playing until tomorrow, Pep Guardiola's side went 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League table thanks to their 2-1 win, which came courtesy of goals from defenders Ruben Dias and John Stones.

straight to your inboxGary Lineker says Manchester City could win the quadruple this season after they swept Tottenham aside in the Premier League.City went seven points clear at the top of the league with their 3-0 win over Spurs and also have a game in hand over second-placed Leicester City. After an even opening to the game, Rodri's penalty put City 1-0 up midway through the first half before Ilkay Gundogan's second-half brace secured a comfortable victory.

If you’re a Celebs Go Dating fan you might know Wayne Lineker is taking part in the hit series. Wayne, 58, is the younger brother of former professional footballer Gary Lineker OBE, and he’s built up a reputation off the back of his hugely popular night club empire.

direct to your inboxYesterday the BBC announced that it will be increasing how much license fees cost, and will start charging OAPs for the service, which was previously free.From April 1 the license fee will go up by £1.50, and will now cost £159 instead of £157.50.There was a bigger increase last year, when the cost went up from £154.50.Retweeting the BBC's announcement, the former footballer wrote: "But, but I’ve just taken a pay cut."Despite the tweet being an obvious attempt at humour, it

straight to your inboxPhil Foden got the seal of approval from football’s finest after a stunning Manchester City showing away to Liverpool.Foden was the star of the show as City ran out 4-1 winners at Anfield to increase their lead at the top of the Premier League table.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United may have ended up ultimately disappointed against Everton - but a couple of their players still managed to catch the eye.United were denied victory by Dominic Calvert-Lewin's last-gasp equaliser to earn Carlo Ancelotti's men a dramatic 3-3 draw in Saturday night's Premier League clash at Old Trafford.

Gary Lineker might be one of the country's most acclaimed former footballers, but even he struggles to impress his children!The father-of-four shared a funny exchange with his oldest son, George, on Twitter this week – much to the delight of his fans.MORE: Gary Lineker's love life: meet his ex-wives Danielle Bux, Michelle Cockayne and moreGeorge, 29, took to social media with a post that read: "The old man's just been a question on The Chase, now he's made it." In response, the quick-witted star

Wayne Lineker angered Celebs Go Dating fans when he told his fellow celebrities that he'd dumped a woman who had actually broken it off with him. Gary Lineker's brother, 58, had been spending time with 39-year-old Hannah, but their potential romance didn't get off to a great start, with him spending most of their time together telling her that he's never dated someone older than 30.

direct to your inboxGary Lineker has sent Manchester United and Liverpool a "frightening" Premier League title warning after Manchester City climbed to the top of the table.City thumped West Bromwich Albion 5-0 at the Hawthorns on Tuesday night to leapfrog United and go top for the first time this season.