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Published 10:14 2 Aug 2022 BST
Updated 10:36 2 Aug 2022 BST
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Twitter users piled onto Lineker over the comment, including Karen Ingala Smith, who campaigns against domestic and sexual violence. She asked Lineker to apologise and condemn the "sexist responses to your now deleted badly judged tweet".
Lineker instead explained that his remark was a "just a play on words given the celebration" and that he often does "rubbish like that constantly" on Twitter, including in regards to men's football.
He went on to say he deleted the tweet as "many people didn't see the game so missed the context".
https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1554032135874514944
Metro suggested Lineker's tweet may have been in reference to Chloe Kelly removing her England shirt in celebration, spinning it round over her head.
However, that appeared to be lost on, or irrelevant to, those who reacted to Lineker's initial tweet.
Freelance journalist Flo Lloyd-Hughes replied to Lineker "Ew. From a man that has had so much power and influence and never used it to support women’s football. Yikes!"
Another person tweeted: "Seriously Gary..... biggest moment in women's football and you choose to make a joke about her sports bra, give your head a wobble."
https://twitter.com/Ruth82046341/status/1553830622535290884
A third added: "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 minimise this glory down to a joke about a women's clothing/underwear. "Casual sexism is rife here and the @Lionesses deserve better!"
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