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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Tom Blow

BBC forced to scrap Radio 5 Live coverage as Mark Chapman and Colin Murray step down

The BBC has been forced to cancel their radio coverage of Saturday's football amid the ongoing row involving Gary Lineker - with Mark Chapman and Colin Murray pulling out.

Match of the Day host Lineker was controversially forced to "step back" from presenting Saturday night's edition of the BBC's flagship football show after daring to criticise the government's language towards migrants. The BBC's decision has been condemned.

Saturday night's edition of Match of the Day will take place without a studio presentation after pundits boycotted the show in solidarity with Lineker. The BBC has also been forced to shelve Football Focus and Final Score due to a lack of willing pundits.

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