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Tom Blow

BBC commentator explains decision to continue working despite Gary Lineker saga

A BBC commentator has admitted it was a "difficult decision to make" after returning to work for the broadcaster on Sunday.

Alistair Bruce-Ball covered Arsenal's 3-0 win against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday, with other BBC commentators also returning to work. Most of them were absent 24 hours earlier when Gary Lineker's controversial axe led to a boycott at the BBC.

The likes of Ian Wright and Alan Shearer refused to work for the BBC after Lineker was forced to "step back" from his Match of the Day role for criticising the new Illegal Migration Bill. The popular presenter also questioned the government's rhetoric towards refugees.

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