Arsenal legend Ian Wright has launched a passionate defence over Match of the Day host Gary Lineker after he 'stepped down' from his presenter role on the show. Wright, joined by Alan Shearer, made the decision not to feature on Saturday evening's programme in a show of solidarity with Lineker.
The 62-year old MOTD icon has been made to 'step back' from the broadcasting corporations football show after breaching the BBC's 'social media guidelines'. Lineker compared the language used by the government in their asylum plans earlier this week to "that used by Germany in the 30s" in a tweet posted on Tuesday afternoon.
A spokesperson from the BBC revealed that Match of the Day will be going ahead, but with no presenters or pundits during the show. “Some of our pundits have said that they don’t wish to appear on the programme while we seek to resolve the situation with Gary," they said.
