Gary Lineker Hits Back At The Sun After 'Left-Wing Bore' Jibe

'I've been accused of having morals, fighting for social justice and being alright at my job.'

The Sun took a swipe at Gary Lineker on Thursday calling the sporting legend a "left-wing bore" and told him to stick to "football and crisps".

An editorial in the tabloid read: "Was it the rise of social media that turned Gary Lineker into a sniping left-wing bore?

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Gary Lineker
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"He seems intent on reinventing himself as a warrior for social justice, endlessly showing off his great moral worth to his Twitter fans."

Lineker responded to the post. On Twitter of course.

In @TheSun I've been accused of having morals, fighting for social justice and being alright at my job. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/I4cMyAJ77f

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 5, 2016

The Sun's head of PR, Dylan Sharpe, was quick to point out the editorial actually referred to Lineker calling culture secretary John Whittingdale a "chump" on Wednesday.

@Jim_Edwards Jim this has nothing to do with Hillsborough and is about his reaction to John Whittingdale's BBC joke pic.twitter.com/zt1juvbeAL

— Dylan Sharpe (@dylsharpe) May 5, 2016

Whittingdale is due to publish the government’s White Paper on the future of the BBC next week and in a speech at Cambridge University’s Conservative Association last Friday made a joke that abolishing the BBC is a “tempting prospect".

This chump sums politicians up. The BBC is revered throughout the World. We should be proud of it, not destroy it. https://t.co/WvNmDUKOMD

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 4, 2016

Many people jumped to Lineker's defence, including none other than...

@GaryLineker you must be doing something right

— bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) May 5, 2016

@RealBobMortimer a career high

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 5, 2016

@GaryLineker isn't it weird that when you're doing okay you're deemed to 'trouser', 'gobble', 'guzzle' etc.?!

— Guy Mowbray (@Guymowbray) May 5, 2016

@Guymowbray no agenda at all...

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 5, 2016

@GaryLineker Watch it Lineker. The @guardian reading lefty stereotyping has always been my pigeon hole, move on.

— Graeme Le Saux (@graemelesaux14) May 5, 2016

Lineker does have a pretty good record when it comes to charity and social justice.

He has also supported...

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