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Gary Lineker's 25-word response after being questioned over BBC future

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker was controversially taken off air by the BBC on Friday afternoon

Liverpool Echo

Song set to Match of the Day tune backing Gary Lineker goes viral

“We decided we did not just want to make the song about Lineker, but to make it about the problem of people’s assumptions about bias”

Wales Online

Family hope song in support of Gary Lineker sparks impartiality conversations

Gary Lineker became embroiled in a row over impartiality after using Twitter to compare the language used to launch a new Government asylum policy.

The Independent UK

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'I'm totally behind him': Leeds shoppers on Gary Lineker's Match of the Day suspension

Many of Lineker's fellow pundits have pulled out of BBC sports programming this weekend as the situation escalates

Leeds Live

Match of the Day review – without Lineker, this is just 20 minutes of shameful, joyless TV

The embarrassingly truncated and hilariously silent ‘scab’ MotD proves that Gary Lineker is the best in the game – and that the BBC has absolutely shot itself in the foot

The Guardian - UK

BBC One broadcast stripped back Match of the Day after Gary Lineker stood down

The show lasted 20 minutes and did not feature the usual title music or graphics.

The Independent UK

Viewers react to ‘silent’ Match of the Day as pundit-less episode airs

Fans made light of the situation by confirming that everyone from Bend It Like Beckham’s Keira Knightley to Lana Del Rey would not be presenting on Saturday’s show

The Independent UK

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What BBC said before Match of the Day as iconic theme tune axed after Gary Lineker fallout

Match of the Day, the BBC's flagship football programme, is running for 20 minutes on Saturday evening with no hosts, pundits or match commentary

Liverpool Echo

BBC begs Gary Lineker to return to Match of the Day calling him 'best in the business'

BBC Director General Tim Davie said success would be Gary Lineker 'getting back on air' amid the chaos surrounding its sports coverage as colleagues showed support by downing tools

Daily Mirror

Brave way Gary Lineker told sons of axe before breaking down in tears

Gary Lineker attempted to put a brave face on his axing by the BBC, but it was the solidarity and support shown by his Match of the Day colleagues which made him emotional

Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker would go back to Match of the Day but will NEVER apologise, says son

Gary Lineker's son George said his dad, who was taken off air by the BBC after criticising the government's new immigration bill, 'will always speak up for people who don't have a voice'

Daily Mirror

BBC sport coverage in disarray over Gary Lineker free speech row

BBC sport presenter Gary Lineker was suspended after criticising the British government’s new asylum policy.

Al Jazeera

BBC boss Tim Davie will not resign over Gary Lineker debacle amid sports coverage chaos

Tim Davie, BBC director general, says he will not resign over the handling of Gary Lineker criticising the government on Twitter, apologising that audiences "have been affected" thanks to the huge backlash

Daily Mirror

BBC's Match of the Day replacement revealed as show is cut short amid Gary Lineker row

Match of the Day has been cut to just 20 minutes tonight, as a number of the presenters stepped back from the show this week in solidarity with Gary Lineker amid the impartiality row

Daily Mirror

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Bristol Post

Carol Vorderman shares support for Gary Lineker amid BBC row

The star has taken to Twitter to share a clip which she has urged people to watch

Daily Record

Jeremy Clarkson has his say on Gary Lineker BBC row after Piers Morgan comment

Piers claimed the Clarkson's Farm star's career suffered when he "made a crass ham-fisted joke about Meghan" and predicted many want to see the same thing happen to Lineker.

Wales Online

Gary Lineker row: What time is Match of the Day tonight?

A public row has erupted over the BBC's decision to stand Gary Lineker down from Match of the Day duties

Chronicle Live

Prime Minister says BBC's Gary Lineker decision is 'matter for them' and 'not everyone will always agree' with policy

Rishi Sunak has now released a statement about the row

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Liverpool Echo

Rishi Sunak breaks silence on Gary Lineker and BBC fallout as Match of the Day turmoil continues

The Prime Minister released a statement on Saturday following the BBC's decision to not allow Gary Lineker to host Match of the Day

Liverpool Echo

Match of the Day to last just 20 minutes as BBC in turmoil after Gary Lineker decision

The BBC's flagship football programme looks set to run for just 20 minutes on Saturday evening, with no match commentary

Daily Mirror

Carol Vorderman, Dawn French and Ian Wright lead stars backing Gary Lineker amid BBC row

Celebrities have been among those expressing support for former football and pundit Gary Lineker amid an impartiality row involving the presenter and the BBC following a tweet he made recently

Wales Online

Match of the Day cut to just 20 minutes as BBC discover they can't get any commentary

The show has been plunged into chaos as pundits and commentators refused to appear in solidarity with suspended host Gary Lineker

The Guardian - UK

BBC apologises for disarray to sport coverage due to Gary Lineker walkouts

Broadcaster admits output will be limited, including much reduced Match of the Day, after presenters’ show of solidarity

Football London

New radically changed Match of the Day format confirmed after Gary Lineker fallout and BBC panic

Match of the Day is set to look like it never has before after Gary Lineker's stance on the government's asylum policies.

Daily Mirror

BBC pull ANOTHER sports show as Repair Shop repeat airs amid Gary Lineker row

The BBC have been forced to air a repeat of The Repair Shop this afternoon as Final Score is pulled from the air amid the broadcaster's decision to take Gary Lineker off Match Of The Day

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