BBC Director General Tim Davie has insisted that Match of the Day will press on as normal after the corporation took regular host Gary Lineker off air.
“I think we always look to take proportionate action – and I think that’s what we’ve done,” he told BBC News. “I don’t want to add to the statement. I think we’ve had very constructive discussions. The statement is very clear and that’s where we are."
On the pundits boycotting the show, he added: “I absolutely respect peoples’ right to make that decision and BBC Sport have to look at the programme they’re going to produce on the weekend, as normal.”
