Gary Lineker refused to work for Fifa after being asked to meet Vladimir Putin while hosting the 2018 World Cup draw in Russia.
“Having done the World Cup draw for them in 2018 – and I remember they wanted me to meet Vladimir Putin and I thought: ‘I don’t want to do that.’ And I just told them: ‘I’m sorry, I’ve got so much to do with the script. I’m trying to get it all ready.’
“And then I felt it was a slightly uncomfortable position. And I thought, going down the line, that it’s probably better to distance myself.”
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