Gary Lineker slams backlash after Lioness tweet was called 'sexist'

England's Lionesses.The Good Morning Britain presenter was criticised earlier this week after an awkward moment during Chloe Kelly's appearance on the breakfast show. Kelly's team-mate Alessia Russo, who scored four goals during the Women's Euros, was interviewed by Madeley on Wednesday morning, but his questioning has been labelled "patronising" and "inappropriate" by viewers.Viewers were left particularly uncomfortable after the 66-year-old broadcaster asked: "How are you feeling? It's three days on now.

England’s newly-crowned women’s team have sent an open letter to the next Prime Minister following their Euro 2022 triumph pleading for change.The Lionesses defeated Germany 2-1 in a thrilling contest at Wembley on Sunday to land England’s first major trophy since 1966. And the team’s stars have all now signed a joint letter to Conservative leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak with the hope of sparking change in women’s football.A powerful letter called for all young girls to have access to, and be able to play football in schools moving forwards, while stating that only 63% of girls are currently able to in English schools.READ MORE: Lioness hero Chloe Kelly says she'll frame iconic sports bra after Euros winThe letter, released on social media, read: "Dear Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, On Sunday evening history was made. The dreams of 23 women came true.

Piers Morgan, 57, is known for his controversial opinions and actions, most notably walking out of his Good Morning Britain gig last year.The TalkTV host has now taken the opportunity to hit frenemy Gary Lineker, 61, with a fresh jibe after the Match of the Day host sparked backlash with his "bra" joke about England's Lionesses, who roared to victory in the Women's Euro 2022 final at the weekend.In view of his 8.5million followers, Gary had written after the historic win: "The @Lionesses have only gone and done it, and Kelly is England’s heroine, bra none."It appeared to reference player Chloe Kelly, who took off her England shirt in celebration, revealing her sports bra underneath.Although Gary had repeatedly congratulated the team and celebrated their victory alongside his jokey tweet, many didn’t appreciate his comments.Piers then took this opportunity to tease the BBC Sport presenter on Twitter.The presenter shared a news article titled "Gary Linker explains why he deleted the 'bra' tweet about Lioness".He captioned the post in view of his 7.9 million followers: "Oh dear, Jugs @GaryLineker- have you been making a tit of yourself again?"Gary hastily replied: "Not at all."Piers didn't stop there, however, as he further jibed: "Admire your bra-vado. Don’t worry mate, just a storm in a D-Cup."Social media users rushed to Twitter to call out the Match of the Day host for his joke while accusing him of sexism, which led him to respond.CherylNkt81 said: "It’s just yet another example of casual sexism.

England's first in 56 years.Although the moment was an incredibly proud one for her, Hill then had to deal with several trolls on social media who targeted her for what she was wearing. She hit back at the comments with a tweet of her own.READ MORE: Lionesses hero Chloe Kelly looks awkward as Richard Madeley gives her new name on GMBHill said: "Be proud of your bodies! Celebrate yourselves! Show off your curves! Cover up for no one and be confident! "Took me a long time to learn that and I wish I had role models like that growing up! Thanks for having me today @Lionesses, you’re doing us proud."After nasty posts continued to be directed towards her, she started replying to them individually.

READ MORE: Bobby Zamora responds to Chloe Kelly's 'Bobby moment' in Euro 2022 final "But she shouldn’t have done. What she should have told me was ‘not funny Richard.

England's Lioness captain Leah Williamson has revealed what Prince William said to her during Euros 2022 embrace.The women's team made history after winning the nation's first major football trophy since 1966 having beat Germany 2-1, with Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly both scoring goals. Before being handed the European Championship trophy, she was greeted by the Duke of Cambridge, who attended the game in his role as President of the Football Association.The prince shook hands with most of the squad but gave Williamson a celebratory hug to show his appreciation for all of her work throughout the impressive display of talent throughout the tournament. Now, Leah has relayed the message she was given during their touching moment, in which he was visibly moved, before giving Williamson a round of applause as he lifted the trophy.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you’ll know that the England football team secured a historic 2-1 victory against Germany in the Women’s Euros on Sunday evening, with London’s Wembley Stadium packed out to see the Lionesses’ monumental win. As the game went to extra time it was one of the team’s forwards Chloe Kelly who scored that all-important winning goal in the 110th minute, which pushed England ahead of their opponents to win the competition.

Gary Lineker found himself in hot water after tweeting his praise to Lioness hero Chloe Kelly following her team's Euro success against Germany.MORE: Prince William's sweet words to Lioness captain Leah Williamson revealed as they hugged at finalThe former England player shared his thoughts live on Twitter alongside Sunday's match, which saw goals from Ella Toone and Chloe storm England to a 2-1 victory.WATCH: Prince William presents the Lionesses with their trophyIn celebration after her winning goal, Manchester City striker Chloe whipped off her shirt and spun it above her head while sporting a Nike sports bra - something she was later penalised for by the referee.READ: Princess Eugenie pens emotional message as she enjoys summertime with familyMORE: Prince William and Princess Charlotte send good luck message to LionessesGary had tweeted: "The @Lionesses have only gone and done it, and Kelly is England’s heroine, bra none."The message was swiftly called out and branded as "sexist". He later deleted the tweet and explained to one follower: "It was just a play on words given the celebration.

Good Morning Britain viewers were left baffled by a 'creepy' comment Richard Madeley made to guest Chloe Kelly who appeared live on the show to chat about the Lionesses' historic Euro 2022 win over the weekend. The Manchester City star scored the winning goal in extra time for England against Germany during Sunday's game.

England hero Chloe Kelly has revealed exactly what she is going to do with her now-iconic sports bra following the Lionesses’ Euro 2022 win at Wembley.The striker etched her name in history by scoring the extra-time winner against Germany in the final to win England their first major trophy since 1966. Her wild celebration perfectly summed up the euphoria of the moment as she whipped off her shirt and swirled it above her head while galloping away and showing off her Nike sports bra underneath.And the 24-year-old Manchester City forward has since explained her plans for the now-famous piece of clothing.READ MORE: Lioness hero Lucy Bronze wears ski goggles at victory parade to hide 'hangover eyes'She said: “I’m going to frame my boots, my shirt and, of course, my sports bra — absolutely everything.”Kelly went on to reveal it was Queens Park Rangers hero Bobby Zamora that inspired the iconic moment.

McDonald's meal. The Arsenal forward was the star of the show at the Women's European Championship this summer after finishing the tournament as the top scorer and landing the Golden Boot.

Gary Lineker was forced to delete a contentious tweet in the aftermath of the Lioness' Euro 2022 victory.

Gary Lineker has come under fire for one of his tweets celebrating the Lioness’ historic Euro 2022 win, leading the broadcaster to delete the offending post, featuring an ill-judged pun.The former England player live-tweeted excitedly along with Sunday’s match, where goals from Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly saw the national side storm to a 2-1 victory, clinching the country’s first major trophy in 56 years.As the England women’s team celebrated their triumph, Gary posted a comment that didn’t land as well as his others, with many fans branding it ‘sexist’.The pundit wrote: ‘The @Lionesses have only gone and done it, and Kelly is England’s heroine, bra none.’His now-deleted tweet seemed to refer to Chloe removing her England shirt in celebration, spinning it round over her head, but plenty of his followers were unimpressed with the remark, sparking an online discussion.‘It’s just yet another example of casual sexism. Why mention her bra at all? Why not just congratulate her on the goal? Women put up with these kind of “jokes” all the time and we’re fed up of it,’ replied one user, while another accused the retired footballer of ‘belittling’ the team and its achievements.Another slammed his comment as ‘the puerile joke of a 13-year-old boy who has never see a bra before’.‘It’s a pity because it was a historic win.

Gary Lineker has been forced to delete a tweet about the Lionesses winning the Euro 2022 final after social media backlash. After the England team secured their 2-1 score, the former England footballer turned TV presenter shared a Twitter post with the caption: "The @Lionesses have only gone and done it, and Kelly is England's heroine, bra none." The now-deleted tweet was subject to heavy criticism from fans, as the star came under fire for his poor choice of words which reportedly came across as "casual sexism” that women in sports often face.

Euros after beating Germany at Wembley in a nail-biting match that had fans around the country celebrating.

England's women's football team made history on Sunday night with a 2-1 win over Germany in the Euro 2022 final. The Lionesses not only won the first ever major women's championship but it was also the country’s first international success since the men’s team won the World Cup back in 1966.

England's Lionesses were pictured returning to their £118-a-night hotel with their trophy while celebrating their UEFA Women's EURO 2022 final victory. On Sunday 31 July, the women beat Germany 2-1 in extra-time at Wembley.

READ MORE: England Lionesses clinch Euros glory as super-sub Chloe Kelly brings football homeThe Lionesses become the history makers!Make sure you get a copy of our 48 page special celebrating England's fantastic victory over Germany in the final of the UEFA Women's EURO championships featuring all the final action, celebration pictures, the road to Wembley glory, tournament wallchart, stats and facts and a fantastic centre spread souvenir poster. Only £3 and available to pre-order NOWWiegman described their celebrations as "crazy" on Monday morning, as she said: "Crazy.

win the final of the Women's Euros 2022.Wembley hosted a full stadium, with over 87,000 fans cheering on the team. It was a record-breaking attendance, the biggest of the tournament's history.In a physical game, with lots of fouls and tired legs, super-sub Chloe Kelly came on to score the winner and give England its first taste of international glory since 1966, sending fans into frenzy across the country.We take a look at Chloe Kelly's journey from injury to THAT celebration and her mic drop interview.England's new hero suffered a serious ACL injury last season, keeping her out of Great Britain's Olympic team.Having scored 10 goals in last season's campaign for Manchester City, she looked a shoo-in to help compete for Gold.Instead of competing at the Olympics, Chloe was in the Wembley stands as a fan, watching on as England's men's team lost out to Italy in that penalty shootout last year.A year later, she scored the winner to bring home the trophy herself.It was not pretty, but it did not matter.The ball was pinging around the six-yard box following an England corner; Kelly was in the right place at the right time and stuck out a leg to poke it home.Wembley erupted, but celebrations were on hold as the Lionesses waited for the goal to be confirmed - but when it was, the players went crazy.An iconic moment that will stay with the players, the fans and the sport for a long time: Chloe Kelly spinning her shirt round with pure elation, sports bra on show.As author Lucy Ward put it on Twitter: "This image of a woman shirtless in a sports bra - hugely significant.

England fans feeling a little under the weather on Monday - particularly Lioness hero Leah Williamson.It was the biggest night in English women's football history as the Lionesses won Euro 2022 on home soil, ending their wait for an international trophy. After the heartache experienced last summer as the men's team lost in the final to Italy, the women brought it home, and did so in style.Ella Toone had Wembley rocking after 62 minutes, before Germany equalised with ten minutes left to play.

England's Lionesses sent football fans all across the country wild after beating Germany at the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 final at Wembley on 31 July.The team made history as they won the nation's first major football trophy since 1966 having beat Germany 2-1, with Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly both scoring goals. Chloe, 24, who plays for Manchester City, scored the winning goal in the 110th minute in front of the record-breaking 87,192-strong audience at Wembley, and she understandably couldn't hide her excitement as she celebrated on the pitch.