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Gary Lineker is still in touch with the two refugees he took in, says proud son George

Gary Lineker is still in touch with two refugees he took in, his son George has revealed.

Gary was told by the BBC to step back from hosting the Saturday edition of Match of the Day in a row over impartiality, prompting other pundits to withdraw from sports coverage, leaving the corporation in chaos.

The ex-striker was hauled to task over a tweet in which he compared language around the Government's small boats programme to that used in Nazi Germany in the 1930s.

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