'Gary Lineker has just absolutely bodied Frank Lampard!' - Fans stunned by pundit's 'outrageous' balding joke at Chelsea legend's expense leading Match of the Day presenter to apologise

Two former England internationals were on punditry duty as the BBC covered Germany’s 2-0 victory over Hungary at Euro 2024. At one point, those in the studio turned their gaze in the direction of a fan park that is positioned behind their vantage point, with their view of the Brandenburg Gate being blocked by a giant screen.

Ex-England striker Lineker said: “I wish they'd take that screen down, then we'd see all the punters. But if they took the screen down, they wouldn't be able to watch the game.”

Lampard responded by saying: “The back of our heads... who wouldn't turn up for that?”

Lineker then chipped in with what is considered to be a swipe at Lampard’s thinning locks. He added: “No one wants to see the back of your head these days, do they Frank? That's for sure.”

Having seen the smile on Lampard’s face drop as the realisation of what had been said began to sink in, fans were quick to air their shock on social media. Sharing a clip of said exchange, @Slaughts_1 said: “Gary Lineker has just absolutely bodied Frank Lampard on live TV. Lampards face is killing me. The fume.” @ladbible added that Lampard’s face was “pure gold”, while @Footballhub said the ex-Chelsea star’s expression is “killing me”. @ggdotcom6787 claimed that Lineker’s comment was “outrageous” and @JordanBrown91 said: “Can’t see myself getting tired of that clip of Lineker calling Lampard a slap head.”

Lineker has responded to unwittingly going viral, telling The Rest Is Football podcast: “Obviously Frank’s slightly thinning, I’m slightly thinning, and I actually meant it about everyone. But when it came out, it came out a bit wrong. And you know Frank does that thing where he smiles, and then he suddenly doesn’t smile? Frank’s great fun, he won’t mind. I must admit, when I got back to the hotel I saw it on social media and thought, ‘Oh you f*cking idiot.’ I felt really bad, I’ll have to apologise. I will apologise because it wasn’t deliberate but I get how funny it was. Those things happen on live TV.”

Lampard, who brought a second spell in charge of Chelsea to a close in the summer of 2023 – which had seen him take the reins on a caretaker basis – is currently looking to get back into management. Having also spent time with Derby ad Everton, the 45-year-old has been linked with various posts across the Football League.