Gary Lineker

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498 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 12 Jul

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Pod Save America · Can Soccer Save the World? · 12 Jul 2026 podcast

It's difficult.

I'm not going to be naive here and say it doesn't go on because I think there are certain things and things have been proven and

You know, you can bet on absolutely almost anything now.

We've had betting in our country for a long time.

But you can bet on how many corners and whether a player is going to get a yellow card.

And that opens it up.

That opens it up to, you know, possible dodgy goings on.

So that concerns me.

Overall, at the top level, players earn so much money that I don't think –

There will obviously be the odd exception.

I don't think players will be bought.

But it is a worry for me.

I mean, people can have a bet.

I have no problem if somebody wants to bet on something.

But what I don't like is the attitude of the betting companies and the way they entice young... I don't know whether it's the same in America, but, you know, in England, they'll entice them in with a very attractive-looking bet.

You know, like...

Belgium to beat USA, 20 to 1.

I don't know how you do the odds in this country.

And then they'll get them in.

But to do that bet, which is going to win, you've got to get an account.

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