Former footballer Matt Le Tissier, a conspiracy theorist, bizarrely claims that this year’s “horrendous” British weather suggests “the government planned a lockdown when we had sunshine” in 2020.
- Matt Le Tissier made a bizarre statement regarding the weather and confinement
- He suggested that the government was planning a lockdown when the weather was good.
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Former Southampton footballer Matt Le Tissier has bizarrely suggested the government planned the 2020 lockdown to stop people going out and enjoying the sun, as he lamented the current “horrible” weather across the United Kingdom.
Le Tissier, 55, published this controversial statement on Tuesday morning to his 650,000 subscribers on X.
He wrote: “The weather this year has been horrible so far, isn’t it lucky for the government that 4 years ago when they locked us down we had some sunshine ‘wall to wall for weeks. It’s almost like they planned it that way.
His conspiracy theory immediately sparked criticism on social media, before Le Tissier added in another post: “Robots and trolls aren’t very good at reading, are they?”
He continued: “Do they understand what lucky and almost really means?
Matt Le Tissier bizarrely suggested that the government had planned the 2020 lockdown when the sun was shining.
Boris Johnson (right) was Prime Minister in 2020, while Rishi Sunak (left) is now in charge
Le Tissier then shared another X user’s post which stated that “human climate change is a fact” and called on people to “keep an open mind” after the “last 4 years of lies”, adding : “This is my message”. position’ with one finger pointing towards the post.
The former Premier League striker – who also won eight caps for England – has been outspoken about conspiracy theories in recent years, particularly those surrounding Covid-19.
Le Tissier was sacked from his role as a pundit on Sky Sports in August 2020, and later blamed his dismissal on his views on Covid-19 and his refusal to wear a BLM badge.
He shared anti-vaccine conspiracy theories on social media in 2021 and has since suggested there could be a link between the vaccine and footballers collapsing on the pitch.
Speaking on the subject on the Common Sense with Joey Barton podcast in February, Le Tissier accused authority figures of “hiding all kinds of information” about potential links.
Le Tissier believes that the authorities are hiding information about the Covid vaccine
Le Tissier also blasted David Beckham (right) for taking his photo with Bill Gates (left)
Le Tissier previously suggested that Gates could be linked to the death of Tanzanian President John Magafuli in 2021.
This is not the first time Le Tissier has blamed corruption for the world’s problems, as he has also lambasted high-profile figures and the media in recent years.
Le Tissier blasted David Beckham for taking his photo with Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates during a conversation with former footballer David Cotterill on a podcast last year.
Le Tissier has regularly criticized Gates, questioning his involvement in the Covid vaccine.
In 2021, he appeared to hint that Gates might be linked to the death of Tanzanian President John Magafuli.
Magafuli died in March 2021 from heart complications, just days after the country’s prime minister said he was “healthy and working hard.”
Le Tissier retweeted an article suggesting that the media “lied” about certain events like Russia’s Bucha massacre in 2022.
Le Tissier then posted a screenshot of a Guardian article that had criticized Magafuli’s anti-vaccine stance shortly before his death, and pointed out that the article was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Le Tissier also previously suggested that the media disproportionately exaggerated Russia’s 2022 Bucha massacre and questioned the legitimacy of the 9/11 disaster on social media last year.
His 9/11 conspiracy theory was criticized by his former Soccer Saturday colleague Jeff Stelling, who accused him of being an “absolute bitch”.
