Gary Lineker forced to delete 'badly judged' tweet about Chloe Kelly's shirtless celebration

Gary Lineker forced to delete 'badly judged' tweet about Chloe Kelly's shirtless celebration
Social media wasn't amused by Gary Lineker's (L) play on words about Chloe Kelly's (R) goal celebration (Shaun Botterill/Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Gary Lineker deleted a tweet in which he made a 'sexist' remark about English footballer Chloe Kelly's goal celebration during the Euro 2022 championship game on Sunday, July 31. According to the Daily Mail, after scoring the winning extra-time goal to give England a 2-1 lead over Germany, Kelly took off her shirt, to which the legendary striker wrote on Twitter, "The @Lionesses have only gone and done it, and Kelly is England’s heroine, bra none."

The post sparked severe social media backlash. Netizens were quick to hit back at the BBC's highest-paid presenter, branding the comment as ‘casual sexism’ and ‘moronic,’ leading Lineker to delete the tweet. One person wrote, "Seriously Gary? An epic win, a game-changer for women's sport, a call to arms for young girls who have been told they can't. And you minimize this glory down to a joke about a woman's clothing/underwear. Casual sexism is rife here and the @Lionesses deserve better." 

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