Gary Lineker is to step back from presenting Match of the Day until an agreement is reached on his social media use.
The news follows an impartiality row over comments the former England, Everton and Spurs striker made criticising the government's controversial new asylum policy.
In a tweet, the presenter had compared the language used by the government to set out its plan to "that used by Germany in the 30s". Speaking to media yesterday Mr Lineker said he stood by his comments. He also suggested he was not facing any sanction from the BBC.
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He tweeted: "Happy that this ridiculously out of proportion story seems to be abating and very much looking forward to presenting [Match of the Day] on Saturday. Thanks again for all your incredible support. It’s been overwhelming."
But a statement today from the BBC now suggests this situation may have changed.
A BBC spokesperson said the corporation has been in "extensive discussions with Gary and his team in recent days".
They added: "We have said that we consider his recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines.
"The BBC has decided that he will step back from presenting Match of the Day until we've got an agreed and clear position on his use of social media."
The statement added: "When it comes to leading our football and sports coverage, Gary is second to none. We have never said that Gary should be an opinion free zone, or that he can't have a view on issues that matter to him, but we have said that he should keep well away from taking sides on party political issues or political controversies."
His initial controversial tweet saw him the language used to announce the government's policy with 1930s Germany.
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