Netflix ‘begged’ to stream 40 consecutive episodes of Lineker’s ‘ The Rest is Football’ podcast during the World Cup, which will seek to challenge Gary Neville’s ‘ Stick to Football’ for cut-through rather than the BBC or ITV. By Jamie Braidwood Get daily World Cup briefings from our writers across North America – plus more from Inside Sport after the tournament Get our free World Cup briefing and sport email Get our free World Cup briefing and sport email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be