Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer used their first live BBC TV appearance since the furore around Match of the Day to address their absence and disruption to BBC sports programme last weekend.
Lineker was taken off air by the broadcaster after comparing the use of language used around the UK Government's controversial immigration policy to 1930s Germany, with the BBC deeming he had breached their rules on impartiality. He was removed from presenting duties for last Saturday night's MOTD, a decision which was met with a huge amount of support for Lineker.
Pundits Alan Shearer and Ian Wright refused to take their usual places on the programme in a show of solidarity, while a host of BBC sports programming was disrupted in protest.
