Gary Lineker was all smiles as he prepares for his BBC return this weekend
The situation has since been healed, though, and it was announced this week that Lineker would be returning to duty with BBC director general Tim Davie issuing an apology.
It’s been quite a few seven days for the ex-Leicester, Tottenham, Everton and Barcelona star, who joined LaLiga TV to preview this weekend’s El Clasico and said his week had been ‘interesting’.
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