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Jasmine Allday

BBC's Match of the Day replacement revealed as show is cut short amid Gary Lineker row

BBC have replaced Match of the Day with a movie about a plane crash amid the impartiality row with Gary Lineker.

The popular sports show was expected to air for over an hour, but tonight it will just air for 20 minutes – as Sully: Miracle on the Hudson will air from 10.40 onwards – amid Lineker's row with the BBC. The presenter was asked to 'step back' from Match Of The Day after a tweet earlier this week, where he appeared to compare language used by the Conservative Party in their 'Stop the Boats' asylum policy to terminology used by Hitler's Third Reich regime.

However, in a mark of solidarity, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright have stepped down from presenting the show this weekend, too – throwing the show into chaos.

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