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‘Just the silliness of it’ – Gary Lineker denies podcast criticism caused Gareth Southgate to quit England
But speaking on the latest episode of the Rest Is Football podcast, the pair agreed Southgate’s announcement on Tuesday was “definitely the right decision”. Lineker again talked up the merits of Frank Lampard among potential successor options, suggesting …