Gary Lineker has been living alone lately and is willing to keep it that way. ‘I’ve been in self-isolation because a couple of my boys were showing symptoms of the coronavirus,’ says the former England striker turned broadcaster and Match Of The Day host, giving his first interview from his personal quarantine.
Football has been cancelled and there are no highlights to show, but the BBC has rushed to fill his Saturday-night slot with a surprisingly compelling Match Of The Day debate around Lineker’s kitchen table, in which Ian Wright, Alan Shearer and he argue over the greatest Premier League players of all time.