Gary Lineker appeared to goal a balding dig at Frank Lampard throughout the BBC’s reside protection of Euro 2024 in Germany – to the obvious anger of the Chelsea nice.
Lampard, 45, was a part of the broadcasting big’s punditry panel alongside Alex Scott and Thomas Frank for Germany’s 2-0 victory in opposition to Hungary on Wednesday.
The BBC’s glossy studio is predicated immediately in entrance of the well-known Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and located close to a fan park which screens video games throughout the match.
Talking after the match, Lineker instructed viewers that footage of Germany supporters wildly celebrating a objective was recorded from the close by occasion house.
A big display, nonetheless, separated the studio from the park.
Gary Lineker appeared to goal a balding jibe at Frank Lampard – to the Chelsea nice’s shock
Seconds earlier than, Lampard had smiled after making a joke concerning the view from the BBC studio
‘I want they’d take that display down, then we might see all of the punters,’ Lineker mentioned. ‘But when they took the display down, they would not be capable to watch the sport.’
Lampard then responded: ‘The again of our heads… who would not flip up for that?’
In a brutal and unprovoked riposte, Lineker took a swipe at Lampard’s coiffure.
‘Nobody needs to see the again of your head as of late, do they Frank?’ the host mentioned, sparking disbelief on X, previously Twitter. ‘That is for certain.’
The smile on Lampard’s face visibly dropped in a cut up second as Lineker swiftly modified the topic, main some to recommend the remark had irked him.
Lineker instructed viewers {that a} fan park was primarily based behind a big display on the Brandenburg Gate
Germany beat Hungary 2-0 to seal their spot within the last-16 of Euro 2024 after simply two matches
‘That is savage,’ one X consumer posted alongside two crying laughing emojis.
‘Fuming!!!!’ added one other.
A 3rd, in the meantime, mentioned: ‘That is a reserving, Gary.’
Lampard, whose final publish noticed him endure a poor interim spell at Chelsea, stays out of labor this summer season however is reportedly a shock contender to take over at Burnley.
Former Clarets supervisor Vincent Kompany was unveiled as Bayern Munich’s shock new head coach final month, leaving his place at Turf Moor vacant.
England legend Lampard’s final everlasting teaching position lasted slightly below a yr throughout a stint at Everton, the place he recorded simply 12 wins from 44 video games in cost.
