If this was an act of revenge, it was quite the killer blow. A little over a year after Gary Lineker was sacked by BBC bosses, he's been snapped up by bitter rival ITV.
The former Scottish footballer and TV pundit made the remark while commentating for ITV on Scotland's game against Morocco who beat the Tartan Army 1-0.
Viewers had questioned why the USA women's boss was given a small chalkboard instead of a digital touchscreen to do her tactical analysis of England's win over Croatia.
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Marie-France van Heel, the Dutch-born wife of Andy Burnham , is a high-flying marketing executive who has largely stayed in the background during his political career.