An email from Director-General Tim Davie to BBC staff has been leaked online and sees the BBC boss apologise for the disruption following the Gary Lineker storm.
He also says that he is pleased that they had reached a way forward with Gary and praises BBC Sport and BBC News for how they "dealt with some unprecedented challenges" and covered the story "professionally and independently", in the email first obtained by Sky News.
The BBC has confirmed to the Mirror that it was an internal email sent to staff.
