While he officially returned to the BBC on Saturday, Gary Lineker was missing in action from Match of the Day, the show heavily impacted by last week's controversy. And his absence came as he made a 'defiant' stance as he resumed his hosting duties.
Long-serving presenter Gary was told to 'step down' from his role earlier this month, over a tweet which saw compare the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany. As other BBC colleagues, including Alan Shearer and Micah Richards refused to work in support of Gary, with crew members also following suit, the March 11 edition of Match of the Day lasted just 20 minutes.
With no commentary or expert analysis of any of the Premier League matches played earlier the day, the show aired in a completely different format and ran drastically shorter than normal.
