What Gary Lineker has said about Video assistant referee
1 quote · 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 Video assistant referee once 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 says he hates VAR's effect on football but wishes it had existed for Maradona's handball goal.
“Now, I hate VAR and what it's done to our game, but I could have done with it that day”
Pod Save America: Can Soccer Save the World? (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 44:02
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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