Alan Shearer is the toast of fans up and down the country after he issued a heartfelt apology over the chaos that engulfed the BBC's coverage of football last weekend.
The Newcastle legend was serving as a pundit for Saturday evening's FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley. Presenter Gary Lineker was making his first appearance on BBC television since he was axed from coverage last week having compared the government's policy on asylum seekers to 1930s Nazi Germany.
Lineker agreed to return to coverage after a humbling U-turn from the broadcaster, but only after a disastrous weekend which saw numerous pundits pull out of their regular weekend roles in solidarity with their colleague. Match of the Day was the highest-profile casualty of these boycotts, as the highlights show was aired with no commentary and no analysis, lasting roughly 20 underwhelming minutes.
