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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Dan Marsh

Sunday football shows on BBC including Match of the Day 2 to be reduced over row

Sunday's pivotal WSL game between Chelsea and Manchester United, which is due to be shown live on the BBC, looks set to air without a presenter or pundits as the corporation continues to be plagued by the fallout from their decision to axe Gary Lineker.

The BBC announced in a statement on Friday that the Match of the Day host would be "stepping back" from his role after breaching the broadcaster's guidelines with comments he made on social media criticising the government's new Migration Bill.

A host of BBC Sport regulars, including Alex Scott and Mark Chapman, refused to work on Saturday in solidarity with Lineker - leaving the broadcaster with little option but to pull Football Focus and Final Score from their weekend schedule.

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