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Gary Lineker reacts as Marcelo is removed from squad over farting
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Marcelo, a Brazilian defender, has been kicked out of Lyon&#8217;s dressing room due to excessive farting and giggling and Gary Lineker has reacted to the development.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Marcelo was expelled from the team, according to the club, for behavior that was not well received by his teammates and coaching staff.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: var(--c-contrast-800);">According to reports in the French press, the Brazilian entered the team&#8217;s locker room farting and laughing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Former England player Gary Lineker has criticized the club&#8217;s decision, claiming that &#8220;football is dead&#8221; if a player can be fined for farting and laughing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In a statement, Lyon&#8217;s management attempted to explain the issue as clearly as possible.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">According to reports in the French press, the Brazilian entered the team&#8217;s locker room farting and laughing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Former England player Gary Lineker has criticized the club&#8217;s decision, claiming that &#8220;football is dead&#8221; if a player can be fined for farting and laughing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In a statement, Lyon&#8217;s management attempted to explain the issue as clearly as possible.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For &#8220;farting in the locker room and laughing about it with his teammates,&#8221; the Brazilian was demoted from the first team to the second.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Marcelo, 34, was benched earlier this season following a &#8220;incident in the dressing room,&#8221; according to the club.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">He was later ordered to report to the Les Gones reserve team with immediate effect.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Marcelo scored an own goal in Lyon&#8217;s 3-0 loss to Angers in August 2021, resulting in the embarrassing event.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Following negotiations with the boardroom and coach Peter Bosz, the club&#8217;s social media outlets revealed in a statement that the Brazilian defender will be sacked.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Gary Lineker, former England star, wrote on Twitter: “Taking him out of the team for farting? Nowadays I’d be banned for life for shitting on a pitch. The game is gone.”</span></p>