Gary Lineker, 62, and Piers Morgan, 57, have a history of former spats, and have argued about almost everything from pay cheques to BBC license fees.
However, perhaps to many people's surprise, Piers put in a word of support for his so-called frenemy on Twitter yesterday, telling him he was his "defence".
The Match of the Day host exclaimed: "There is no huge influx. We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries. "This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the '30s. "As he endured a backlash and divided his followers on the fiercely political issue, Piers Morgan stood in his defence during a broadcast on TalkTV.
He then cheekily warned the ex-football player on Twitter: "Bad news @GaryLineker - I'm your defence!"Gary replied back with a tears of laughter emoji, exclaiming: "I'm doooooomed!"He has been accused of breaking the BBC's clauses about impartiality for expressing his opinion, and the broadcaster publicly revealed it would be having a word with him on the matter.
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