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'Stick to football and crisps' Lineker mocks UK nuclear deterrent 'madness', sparking fury
Gary Lineker, believed by many to be football's best striker of all time, after the conversation turned to a very different kind of strike and whether it should be imposed on Russia for "war crimes" against neighbouring Ukraine.The 61-year-old former Tottenham Hotspur star found himself bombarded with messages telling him to save his critiques for the world of football."All those trillions spent on a so called nuclear deterrent. Madness," he mused in a now-deleted tweet mocking Britain's war policies amid the attacks on Ukraine.However, chief economist Ian Shepherdson, who has over 21,000 followers on Twitter to Gary's 8.3 million, delivered a mocking swipe back to him.Targeting his history advertising Walker's Crisps on TV, he quizzed: "Which nuclear-armed country has been invaded by Russia?"Stick to the football and crisps Gary."Gary was unconvinced that the threat should be played down, shooting back: "None yet…let’s hope things don’t escalate."Keeping his cool, he added: "One question: why is it ok for you to have an opinion as a microeconomist but I can’t as a former footballer?"Ian responded: "Macro, not micro.