Lineker: ‘Kewell was a pawn in a murky deal’

LIVERPOOL star Harry Kewell was a “pawn in a murky deal” where his personal manager took 40% of his transfer fee, soccer pundit Gary Lineker told the High Court yesterday.

The Match Of The Day anchorman said that he had no need to apologise for comments he made in a July 2003 newspaper column about Kewell's controversial transfer from Leeds.

"It was a subject I feel very strongly about. I've seen so many examples of this sort of deal in football over the years.