Gary Lineker appeared to make a dig at the newly-released King's Birthday Honours list as his good friend Ian Wright received an OBE.
Wright was among the sporting stars to be recognised with the former England and Arsenal footballer beng an awarded an OBE for services to football and charity.
Reacting to the news on Saturday morning, Lineker congratulated his pal before adding that 'sometimes' the system 'gets it right.'
He posted: "Congratulations @IanWright0 on your thoroughly deserved OBE. Sometimes the honours system gets it right."
The post caught the attention of Lineker's 8 million followers.
"Those that grant them are still very sniffy about football. Very few knighthoods given , not even for Greavsie when everyone knew he didn’t have long left. Very poor. Compare to cricket with KBEs for Strauss and Cook very quickly after they retired," complained one.
"I agree for those that have done outstanding work for charities etc but not ex footballers etc," mused another.
"Should've been a Sir for services to Arsenal," joked a third.
While a fourth agreed with Gary, replying "He has become something of a national treasure."
59-year-old Wright, was a striker for Arsenal, Crystal Palace and England before his successful broadcasting career for the BBC and ITV.
Wright is also heavily involved in the Jordan Sinnott Foundation Trust, which aims to make sport more accessible for those from less privileged backgrounds.
The likes of Davina McCall and Ken Bruce also picked up honours and ex-England captain Sarah Hunter was among the sports stars named.
Hunter, who won a record 141 caps and was part of the team which won the 2014 World Cup, has become a CBE, and is one of a number of influential women on the list which also includes former UK Sport chief executive Liz Nicholl, former England football star Eniola Aluko, ex-England cricketer Lydia Greenway and darts player Fallon Sherrock.
Nicholl, who led UK Sport during a period of unprecedented success for Great Britain in Olympic and Paralympic sport between 2010 and 2019, has been given a damehood.
Nicholl said she felt “overwhelmed” by the honour and added: “It has been a real privilege to serve in various roles in sport over the last 40-plus years, working alongside really talented colleagues, and I take huge delight in seeing the recent significant growth in opportunities for women and girls to enjoy participating in sport, both in the UK and internationally.
“I feel incredibly privileged to have now been awarded the honour of becoming a Dame.”
The list does not feature former rugby league stars Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow, despite fresh calls for the pair to be further recognised for their work raising awareness of motor neurone disease and raising money for research into the condition.
