Gary Lineker has rejected a claim from the head of Qatar's Supreme Committee that he refused to engage with the World Cup hosts regarding human rights issues.
Hassan Al Thawadi said that Lineker, who is leading the BBC ’s coverage of the tournament in Doha, ignored invitations to discuss problems with the organisers.
In an interview with talkSPORT, the Qatar Supreme Committee's secretary general also described comments made about Iran’s football by BBC pundit Jurgen Klinsmann as “racist.” “Gary never bothered to engage and we reached out many times,” Al Thawadi said, adding: “There was never a desire to listen to our part of the story.”
