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.
Lineker, a former English football star, had said earlier this week that British home secretary Suella Braverman was using language similar to Nazi Germany to support plans to stop asylum seekers. After outrage by the far right and the controversy making it to the mainstream media and parliament, the BBC on Friday said that Lineker had been suspended from hosting Match of the Day for breaching impartiality guidelines.
