BBC’s Gary Lineker Brands U.S.A. ‘An Extraordinarily Racist Country’ Ahead of Hosting 2026 World Cup

Gary Lineker, a current British soccer analyst and former player, went on an anti-American tirade this week, branding the United States “extraordinarily racist.”

Lineker has been highly critical of the 2022 World Cup for the country of Qatar’s human rights record. He blasted Qatar for killing workers with unsafe working conditions during the construction of the wonderful World Cup facilities, the Irish Mirror reported.

The 61-year-old ex-striker also blasted Qatar for its treatment of gays, saying, “Homophobia is an issue here, women’s rights are a little bit of an issue here.”