Gary Lineker's long history of controversies while Match of the Day host: From Brexit and asylum seekers to Nazi Germany jibe and row over breaching BBC advertising rules

As one of the BBC's highest paid presenters, it is thought that Gary Lineker is held to a higher standard for his conduct both onscreen and online. Lineker appeared on his 'The Rest is Football' podcast where he branded England's performance in their 1-1 Euros draw against Denmark as being 's***' England succumbed to a 1-1 draw against Denmark in June earlier this year Nazi Germany jibe In March last year Lineker compared the language used by the then Home Secretary Suella Braverman to describe the small boats crisis as being 'not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s.' Lineker endorsed a video which showed journalist Owen Jones interviewing Israeli-American historian Raz Segal about the ongoing crisis in the Middle East Lineker reposted the video alongside the caption: 'Worth 13 minutes of anyone's time' Taunting Grant Shapps over the Rwanda scheme Lineker caused more ire among Tory MPs in December last year after he was among a host of celebrities to put their names on a letter calling for the Rwanda plan to be scrapped. Lineker found himself at odds with ex-racing driver turned Sky commentator Martin Brundle over his response to a Just Stop Oil protest Just Stop Oil climate change protesters during a track invasion at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone race track in 2022 Criticising Brexit Lineker's politically-charged outbursts on Twitter also drew criticism from a fellow BBC colleague. Broadcaster Jonathan Agnew hit out at the BBC Sport host in 2018 over the former England football captain's outspoken political views on Brexit Lineker wrote a series of tweets in which he appeared to slam the Tories, who at the time were holding a no-confidence vote in former PM Theresa May.