Lineker humiliated me, says Kewell

LIVERPOOL star Harry Kewell sued top football pundit Gary Lineker for libel because he did not want people to think he had brought “shame to the game”, the High Court heard yesterday.

Kewell, 26, is seeking substantial damages over a “hurtful and humiliating attack” on his transfer from Leeds in a July 2003 newspaper column by the Match Of The Day anchorman.

Kewell’s counsel, Andrew Monson, told Mr Justice Eady and a jury that Lineker, Sunday Telegraph sports editor Jon Ryan and the Telegraph Group Ltd had accused Kewell of being a fool and implied he was guilty of dishonourable conduct.