Gary Lineker, the former soccer star and long-time sportscaster for the BBC, is leaving the broadcaster amid backlash after reposting an Instagram story about Zionism that featured a rat emoji. Lineker announced his resignation on Monday, six days after a British antisemitism watchdog called for him to be dismissed over the post.

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