Gary Lineker stood down by BBC as Match of the Day host after furore over asylum-seeker policy tweets

Gary Lineker has been stood down as Match of the Day host until he and the BBC can agree on his use of social media. (AP/PA: James Manning)

The BBC's Match of the Day program is set to be broadcast without presenters or commentators in the wake of host Gary Lineker being stood down for breaching the broadcaster's impartiality guidelines.

Former England striker Lineker, who has hosted Match of the Day since 1999, has drawn the ire of right-wing commentators and UK government ministers for his social media commentary on the government's asylum-seeker policy.