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‘Match Of The Day’: Gary Lineker Just Fulfilled His Presenting In His Pants Promise

Ian Wright's face says it all.
Rachel McGrath
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Gary Lineker is a man of his word, as proven on Saturday (13 August) night, when he presented the first part of ‘Match Of The Day’ in his underwear.

The former footballer famously promised that if his club Leicester City won the 2015-16 Premier League trophy he would front the show in his kecks, and that’s exactly what he did. Well, the first part of the show anyway:

Thanks for joining us... and, yes, he did it... #garyspants #MOTD https://t.co/hCRvUw9Ypd

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) August 13, 2016

To be honest, we don’t blame him for changing back into a suit part way through.

It was all getting a little distracting for many viewers, and his ‘MoTD’ pals Alan Shearer and Ian Wright:

LOOOOOOOOOOOL MAN LIKE GARY LINEKER DOING MOTD ON NATIONAL TV LIKE THIS pic.twitter.com/eqB2nAYsxb

— Moe (@MoesusLDN) August 13, 2016

Can't believe what I've just witnessed. But brilliant!! Fair play @GaryLineker. You're wearing well. Rather you than Stelling 😂#pants #MOTD

— Bianca Westwood (@beewestwood) August 13, 2016

@GaryLineker did it !!! He is presenting #MOTD in ONLY his white undies ....so much #Respect @BBCSport

— Boris Becker (@TheBorisBecker) August 13, 2016

Find someone who looks at you the way Ian Wright looks at Gary Lineker in his pants #MOTD #MOTD pic.twitter.com/6SHoUnIEkH

— elfie. (@elfbatross) August 13, 2016

Right, now enough of the jokes and let's just sit back and enjoy a grown man in his pants presenting football #MOTD #garyspants

— Boston Gooner (@AFCboston) August 13, 2016

However, you just can’t please everyone and a debate over whether his outfit actually consisted of pants or shorts soon developed:

Fair play to Gary Lineker.
But those are not pants. #MOTD

— Ian Hyland (@HylandIan) August 13, 2016

4000 sit ups a day for 20 seconds or telly. Well played @GaryLineker. Were they pants or shorts though? #MOTD

— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) August 13, 2016

@GaryLineker THEY WERENT BOXERS THEY WERE SHORTS

— ㅤ (@DarraghMUFC) August 14, 2016

So @GaryLineker keeping it brief in his intro link 😂😂. What you saying people; Pants or Shorts? #MOTD

— Smithy / FrankyFryer (@SmithySoccerAM) August 13, 2016

Thankfully, the presenter was around to have the last word on that one:

@SportsJOE_FC @JOE_co_uk @SmnLlyd5 they're quite clearly boxers, and therefore underwear, and not football shorts. pic.twitter.com/ST70eh4Fbh

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) August 14, 2016

Bravo, Gary. Bravo.

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