What Gary Lineker has said about Sports betting
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 Sports betting 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 warns that micro-markets such as corners and yellow cards open football to possible match-fixing.
“you can bet on how many corners and whether a player is going to get a yellow card. And that opens it up”
Pod Save America: Can Soccer Save the World? (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 27:46
Lineker says addiction specialists have told him gambling is the hardest addiction to overcome.
“They say the hardest one to kick is the gambling addiction”
Pod Save America: Can Soccer Save the World? (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 29:39
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.
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