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The initial agreement was due to be signed in February, but fell apart following the heated exchange between the two leaders, when Trump accused Zelensky of "gambling with World War Three".

“Trying to outguess the market is more like gambling —it’s not investing.”

Back then it used to attract punters by their thousands and generated huge revenues as a key part of Britain's gambling industry.

In the wide-ranging interview, which will be broadcast on Tuesday, Lineker also discussed his footballing career, his son's leukemia battle as a baby, and his views on gambling sponsorship in sports.

"It's gambling for some of us - kind of like a happy meal, you don't know what toy you're getting until you open it up."