The son of under-fire Gary Lineker, George Lineker, has penned an emotional statement in support of his Dad as the unsavoury row with the BBC goes on.
The former Leicester and Barcelona striker has found himself at the heart of controversy over recent days for his comments regarding the government's asylum policy. He was pulled from Saturday's Match of the Day as a result with BBC bosses having to make major alterations to their programming over the weekend.
George took to Twitter on Sunday afternoon with an emotional message of support for his Dad. He posted an image of the pair with the caption: "Proud of the old man after a busy few days.
