Gary Lineker opens up on having four sons and reveals his 'mistake' that still haunts him

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Gary Lineker has confessed to a blunder when he told his eldest son, George, that he couldn't support Manchester United . The Leicester City fan, who will step down from hosting BBC's Match of the Day at the end of this season and shares four sons with ex-wife Michelle Cockayne, made a misstep when his firstborn expressed a desire to support the Red Devils. As Lineker grew up supporting his hometown Foxes , he would likely have expected that said fanaticism would passed down to son George -