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The Latest Breaking News from Gary Lineker

Sunday's Match of the Day may be pulled entirely as BBC breaks silence

The BBC says it will air “limited sport programming” over the weekend

Wales Online

Sunday’s Match Of The Day thrown into question after more pundits pull out

A string of presenters have withdrawn from BBC shows after Gary Lineker was told to step back from hosting Saturday’s Match Of The Day.

The Independent UK

The people who have joined the BBC boycott in solidarity with Gary Lineker as shows axed

Neither Football Focus nor Final Score survived on BBC One, while Radio 5 Live’s radio coverage was radically altered throughout the day

Manchester Evening News

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Who are the presenters and journalists who joined BBC boycott in solidarity with Gary Lineker?

The PA news agency looks at the high-profile figures who have pulled out of programmes.

The Independent UK

BBC forced to scrap Radio 5 Live coverage as Mark Chapman and Colin Murray step down

The BBC's football coverage on Saturday will be limited after the broadcaster controversially forced presenter Gary Lineker to "step back" for criticising the government

Daily Mirror

Who has joined BBC boycott in solidarity with Gary Lineker?

BBC forced to axe some Saturday football shows

The Independent UK

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper names team to face Tottenham Hotspur

Latest Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive as Reds face Spurs in Premier League clash

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Who is boycotting the BBC is solidarity with Gary Lineker

More followed Alan Shearer and Ian Wright after the pair announced on Friday their boycott of this weekend’s Match of the Day

Wales Online

BBC 'caving to whingeing Tories' over Gary Lineker, says Keir Starmer

The Labour leader said the row over Gary Lineker being suspended from Match of the Day was a result of the Government refusing to take responsibility for the mess they'd made of the asylum system

Daily Mirror

John Terry furiously hits back at David Baddiel over Gary Lineker Match of the Day jibe

Three Lions singer David Baddiel made a joke about John Terry in relation to the BBC's decision to axe beloved presenter Gary Lineker from their football coverage

Daily Mirror

Michael Johnson asks if he should fly to UK amid Gary Lineker BBC row - “WTF?”

Gary Lineker has been forced to step aside from his role as Match of the Day presenter under guidance from the BBC, and one man who has been left unimpressed is American sprinting legend Michael Johnson

Daily Mirror

BBC News heckled live on air as passerby yells 'bring back Gary Lineker'

A BBC journalist had been reporting on the Gary Lineker row live outside the broadcaster's London headquarters when a member of the public interrupted the segment

Daily Mirror

Children deliver letters to Lineker’s home as impartiality row rumbles on

One of the boys, Tristan, eight, thanked the 62-year-old former England footballer for ‘defending the refugees’.

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker: Piers Morgan speaks out in defence of Match of the Day host over ‘ridiculous’ BBC impartiality row

‘I didn’t agree with what he said, but so what? It’s HIS opinion,’ presenter tweeted.

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Dublin Live

'Attention seeking' Gary Lineker was wrong to compare UK with Nazi Germany, says Eamon Dunphy

"It was stupid of Gary Lineker to make that comparison as it diminishes the real horror of what the Jewish people went through at the hands of the Nazis"

Liverpool Echo

What Gary Lineker tweeted that led to BBC making Match of the Day decision

Gary Lineker will now be back on MOTD after a u-turn and apology from the BBC

Liverpool Echo

Why Gary Lineker is not on Match of the Day tonight after BBC row

Match of the Day will be broadcast without presenters, pundits or its usual commentators this weekend

Newslaundry

BBC faces boycott as it suspends football show host over criticism of UK’s immigration policy

Commentators, coaches, co-hosts and players continue to join a growing list of those boycotting a popular football show on the BBC in solidarity with Gary Lineker, who was suspended as the host over his criticism of the British government’s immigration policy.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Assault on free speech’: Gary Lineker’s defenders and detractors

Ian Wright and Piers Morgan support BBC presenter’s right to express views while Suella Braverman and Lee Anderson have been critical

Daily Mirror

Dan Walker makes worrying "lost dressing room" dig as BBC in turmoil over Gary Lineker

Ian Wright, Alan Shearer, Alex Scott, Micah Richards and others have boycotted the BBC's football coverage on Saturday after Gary Lineker was controversially taken off air

The Independent UK

BBC crisis escalates as players, stars rally behind Lineker

The BBC is facing an escalating crisis over its suspension of program host Gary Lineker for comments criticizing the British government’s new asylum policy

Daily Mirror

Matt Le Tissier slams Ian Wright as "completely contradictory" for Gary Lineker support

A number of pundits including ex-Arsenal star Ian Wright have come out in support of Gary Lineker amid his row with the BBC but former Premier League striker Matt Le Tissier has been left particularly disgruntled

Football London

Arsenal legend Ian Wright vows to quit Match of the Day if BBC sack Gary Lineker

The BBC have announced a change to how Match of the Day coverage will be shown on Saturday after Gary Lineker has "stepped down" from his presenter role on the show

Manchester Evening News

Football Focus and Final Score AXED with Radio 5 Live in disarray amid Gary Lineker BBC row

The whole BBC Sport football schedule has been thrown into doubt as more pundits, presenters, and commentators, walk out in a show of solidarity with Gary Lineker.

Belfast Live

Colin Murray pulls out of BBC Radio show over Gary Lineker row

A number of other BBC shows have been pulled today including Football Focus

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