{"id":30896,"date":"2026-06-15T12:57:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/gary-lineker-blasts-bbc-as-netflix-world-cup-show-goes-wild\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T12:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:57:39","slug":"gary-lineker-blasts-bbc-as-netflix-world-cup-show-goes-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/gary-lineker-blasts-bbc-as-netflix-world-cup-show-goes-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Lineker Blasts BBC as Netflix World Cup Show Goes Wild"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/30LhkGuMByg?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>#GaryLineker #Netflix #BBC #WorldCup2026 #TheRestIsFootball #AlanShearer #MicahRichards<br \/>\nGary Lineker has launched a stunning attack on the BBC while enjoying his new freedom with Netflix during the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The former Match of the Day presenter transformed &#8220;The Rest Is Football&#8221; podcast into a daily Netflix show alongside Alan Shearer and Micah Richards in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Lineker says Netflix allows the trio to be authentic, including swearing on air, while describing the BBC&#8217;s remote World Cup coverage as &#8220;soulless.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also revealed that he no longer feels like he is &#8220;walking on eggshells&#8221; after leaving the broadcaster following 26 years with Match of the Day.<\/p>\n<p>Will Lineker&#8217;s Netflix adventure change football broadcasting forever?<\/p>\n<p>#GaryLineker #BBC #Netflix #WorldCup2026<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=30LhkGuMByg\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#GaryLineker #Netflix #BBC #WorldCup2026 #TheRestIsFootball #AlanShearer #MicahRichards Gary Lineker has launched a stunning attack on the BBC while enjoying his new freedom with Netflix during the 2026 World Cup. The former Match of the Day presenter transformed &#8220;The Rest Is Football&#8221; podcast into a daily Netflix show alongside Alan Shearer and Micah Richards in New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-video","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30896"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30898,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30896\/revisions\/30898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}