Gary Lineker has joined the campaign for a second Brexit referendum as he said stopping the UK's departure from the bloc is more important to him than football.
The Match of The Day host hit out at Theresa May for “the mess” as he threw support behind the People’s Vote “summer of action” as the group launches a series of protests.
Lineker said he had been left bewildered and worried after catching up on the recent developments since returning from Russia following his coverage of the World Cup.
He said: "I spent most of the last few weeks totally focused on a fantastic World Cup.
"But it was impossible to avoid what was happening in the Brexit debate back home. Now I'm back I find the whole thing more bewildering and worrying than ever.
"Whether you voted Leave or Remain, did anyone really vote for the mess we seem to be in, let alone the prospect of no deal with all the terrible consequences attached to that?
"There are some things in life that, even for someone like me, are more important than football. This is one of them. I am not a politician but I know when something is going wrong and right now Brexit feels like it is going very wrong indeed.
"The politicians seem unable to resolve the problem the people gave them in voting to Leave. That is why I think there should be a People's Vote on the final deal, and why I am sending best wishes and good luck to the campaigners who will be stepping up the pressure over the summer."
The People's Vote will hold two weeks of campaigning action in Scotland, Wales and five English regions.
Rallies will be held in Bristol, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Cambridge, Cardiff, Liverpool and Birmingham before a national march through central London on October 20.
