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of the football tournament, which has been plagued in controversy over Qatar’s human rights issues.
However, Lineker, 61, clearly isn’t letting the mounting criticism dampen his spirits as he was all smiles while posing with his colleagues outside the stadium on Sunday, hours before the opening ceremony was due to take place. In a photo shared to his Twitter account, Gary is seen flashing a wide toothy smile with former Arsenal footballer Scott, 38, showing the peace sign in the background alongside an equally smiley Shearer, 52, and Williams, 38.
He captioned the post: ‘The clowns arriving at the stadium. @alanshearer @AlexScott Ashley Williams,’ alongside the clown emoji. who urged members of the LGBTQ+ community visiting Qatar for the World Cup to be ‘respectful’ to the host country.Lineker recently defended his choice to work on this year’s World Cup World Cup 2022: your FAQs answered
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