What Gary Lineker has said about FIFA

2 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 12, 2026

Gary Lineker, Former England striker, broadcaster, co-founder of Goalhanger and host of The Rest Is Football, has been quoted on FIFA 2 times in 1 episode of Pod Save America, most recently on July 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Lineker argues FIFA's ticket prices are outrageous and that profit should not outweigh the fan experience.

    “I don't think it's right that fans should have to take out a mortgage or sell their car to get a ticket to go and watch a football match”

    Pod Save America: Can Soccer Save the World? (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 5:19

  • Lineker questions whether FIFA's revenues really return to the game, citing secrecy in its finances.

    “yes, it goes back into the game, but does it? Does it? We don't really know. It's all a little bit secretive in the Swiss banks”

    Pod Save America: Can Soccer Save the World? (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 23:35

Episodes

  • Can Soccer Save the World?

    Pod Save America · Jul 12, 2026 · 52 min

    Tommy Vietor talks with Gary Lineker about the 2026 World Cup, FIFA's integrity, the U.S. team's prospects, gambling, racism, and Lineker's 1986 memories.

Others on FIFA

Gary Lineker on other topics