GARY LINEKER left fans stunned after making a cheeky joke about the Ryder Cup.

Team Europe stormed into a 4-0 lead over Team USA on Friday morning following a tactical masterstroke from captain Luke Donald.

Rory McIlroy explained that Donald had switched the traditional starting format from fourball to foursomes for the early session.

Following the remarkable start to proceedings for Europe at the Marco Simeone course in Rome, Italy, Lineker took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to express his delight at the start.

However, the Match of the Day host wrote out an X-rated remark.

He said: “It’s a long time since I’ve enjoyed foursomes this much.”

Reacting to the post, one fan responded: “Match of the Day just got interesting.”

A second said: “Lmaoo, whatttttt.”

A third wrote: “Damn! Gary, slow down.”

Many other fans joked the former Leicester star had swapped phones with brother Wayne Lineker, who owns O Beach club in Ibiza.

The phrase can refer to a sexual act involving four people.

Lineker has backed In The Bunker’s Footie For All campaign to help kids’ clubs hit hard by the cost of living crisis.