Gary Lineker's four-year-old handball tweet comes back to haunt presenter

Martin Offiah has opened up about his thoughts on the royals as the debate about the family’s role in 21st century Britain churns on.The rugby star spoke candidly on the red carpet for Nordoff Robbins Legends of Rugby Dinner.Martin, 56, was awarded his MBE in 1997 by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, whom he described as “fantastic".When asked for his thoughts on the royals, Martin gave a considered response on the subject.“You know, I think your history is your history regardless of whether you think it’s good or bad,” he said.“Similar to our own history, you have to understand it, and the royal family is part of British history.He went on to discuss the potential economic benefits of having a royal family.“It does bring a lot of money, for want of a better term, into the economy and the purse,” Martin explained.“Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m a royalist as such, but I’m in favour of the royal family.“I think they’re a good thing for this country.That’s something that should be kept.”Ahead of being honoured along with legendary England captain Jason Robinson last Wednesday night, Martin reflected on his proudest sporting achievement.“My proudest moment is probably going to be scoring for Wigan,” he said.“Jason and I are here being honoured tonight.The Wigan club are here tonight and it's their 150th anniversary.“And obviously me scoring in that game with Jason in 1994 at Wembley is what I’m going to be remembered for when I’m no longer here.”Martin was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2013 after an incredibly successful career in the sport.The athlete played for English league clubs Wigan, London Broncos, Widnes and Salford City Reds, while in Australia he also played for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and St.

Strictly Come Dancing partner, Johannes Radebe, were expecting to receive abuse when they took part in the BBC dance show as the first all-male couple.Speaking recently on That Gaby Roslin Podcast, John said: “I guess, we knew it was going to happen. We fully anticipated a bit of hate.“Johannes, being a black man as well, he anticipated a bit of racial hate, which he got.

Ben Croll “I asked myself, why was it so difficult to name a Quebecois film from the past 25 years that treated sexuality as its central theme?” Côté told Variety. “Why could France foster directors who filmed the human body in direct and unselfconscious ways, and Quebec could not? Were Quebecois more prudish than others?”And so the Montreal-based filmmaker started on his 14th feature, which follows three so-called “hypersexual” women, plagued with troubled histories and fragile mental states, as they participate in a month-long therapy retreat. But as he developed the script with a local sexologist, the filmmaker saw potential traps in two very different directions.“The film could never be meant to judge,” Côté explained.

Brett Bull Each January, the Motion Picture Producers Assn. of Japan holds a press conference to reveal the previous year’s box office data and its list of top-grossing films.One year ago — at what was then thought to be the height of the coronavirus pandemic — the event was a somber gathering: Receipts for 2020 were down a whopping 38% over the year before.On Jan.

Prince Frederic von Anhalt, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s ninth and final husband, was desperate for an heir – so he adopted an adult son and chronicled it on TV. The widower is one of many subjects featured on A&E’s "Adults Adopting Adults," which chronicles his quest to find someone in Beverly Hills who could inherit his estate and care for him. "I tried very hard to find somebody," the 78-year-old told Fox News Digital.

Naman Ramachandran Producer Shrihari Sathe of New York-based production company Dialectic is enjoying the best time of his life, with no less than three of his projects, each completely different in style, genre and tone, being selected at A-list festivals.The latest career high for Sathe began with Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s continent-hopping, multilingual identity tale “No Land’s Man” being selected at Busan in October 2021, followed by Francisca Alegria’s Spanish-language magical realist drama “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” premiering at this year’s Sundance. Now, “Stay Awake,” an expansion of Jamie Sisley’s 2015 short film of the same name that premiered at the Berlinale and won the Jury Prize at Slamdance, makes its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival’s Generation 14plus strand on Feb. 12.

Hannibal Mejbri admitted he found it 'difficult' to understand his Manchester United team-mates' Mancunian accents in 2019.

It's a quick turnaround for Manchester City as they prepare to continue their Premier League title defence against Norwich City on Saturday afternoon.

Gary Lineker publicly celebrated his son George's 29th birthday over the weekend, but who knew his Instagram photo would cause such an uproar? The former footballer shared a snap of George and FC Barcelona sports star Lionel Messi, who he referred to as the 'GOAT' or Greatest Of All Time, in his caption.MORE: Gary Lineker shares very rare photo of his four lookalike sons"One of these is my kid who's 29 today, the other is a goat. Happy birthday @georgelineker," wrote Gary.George was quick to reply to his dad's post, writing, "I'm the goat, cheers Gaz," while others insisted that Cristiano Ronaldo was in fact the GOAT.

straight to your inbox Darren Fletcher doesn't think it will be too long before Juan Mata features in a Premier League match for Manchester United this season. United's 3-0 victory over Brighton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday was spearheaded by Mata, with the Spaniard scoring the visitors' second goal at the Amex Stadium.

Gary Lineker has claimed his new BBC boss can't "take him off Twitter " for airing his political views.

Gary Lineker has appeared to question whether the BBC would have the power to remove its staff from Twitter.

BBC’s new director-general Tim Davie announced his plans to suspend employees’ Twitter accounts if they breach the BBC’s impartiality rules.Mr Davie told MPs that the “imminent” guidelines would apply to those in news, current affairs and beyond.The BBC boss was speaking to the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, chaired by Solihull MP Julian Knight.Mr Knight got onto the subject of sports pundit Gary during the meeting and asked whether he would be included in Mr Davie’s social media ruling.Mr Davie replied: "I would note that Gary Lineker has actually been very clear in his statements recently saying, ‘I understand I have responsibilities when working at the BBC’. “Those responsibilities will be clearly laid out

BBC director general Tim Davie is willing to sack stars and hand out Twitter bans if they breach impartiality guidelines.

Gary Lineker pleaded for the current handball rule four years ago, though has now criticised the law.There have already been a number of penalties awarded this season for what seems to be ball to hand rather than deliberate handball.Tottenham conceded a late spot-kick against Newcastle after Andy Carroll headed the ball onto Eric Dier’s arm with Crystal Palace also hit by a controversial call this weekend.Lineker previously wanted the rule put in place, writing back in January 2016: “It’s time they changed the handball law.“Make it that every time it strikes a hand/arm it’s a free kick/penalty regardless of intent.”Though Lineker has gone against his previous views now the rule appears to be in play.He posted on Sunday following more

Gary Lineker. A source told The Sun: “Bradley regularly polls internally as one of ITV’s most liked stars.

BRADLEY Walsh has landed a £2million boost — making him the UK’s best-paid presenter after Ant and Dec. The popular star, just signed to a six-figure deal for BBC’s Blankety Blank, has leap-frogged the likes of Graham Norton, Phillip Schofield and Gary Lineker.

Piers Morgan looked to be in good spirits as he enjoyed a night out with his celebrity mates Gary Lineker and Jake Wood - however, the Good Morning Britain host poked fun that he put them to sleep as he celebrated the launch of his new book, Wake Up. READ: EastEnders confirm Jake Wood's shock exit after 15 yearsTaking to his Instagram page on Wednesday night, the 55-year-old was seen posing with his book whilst the football pundit and EastEnders actor appeared to doze off during their boozy dinner at Spanish tapas restaurant Cambio De Tercio in London's Kensington."The book launch is off to a thrilling start! Both guests loved it...

Wayne Lineker has left Ibiza "beaten and battered" after months of coronavirus-induced misery that closed his nightclubs.

Piers Morgan celebrated the launch of his new book by hitting the town for a boozy night out with his pals Jake Wood and Gary Lineker.

PIERS Morgan had a boozy night out with Gary Lineker and Jake Wood - and ended up sending them to sleep. The Good Morning Britain star drank red wine with EastEnder Jake and football pundit Gary at Spanish tapas restaurant Cambio De Tercio in Kensington.