Match of the Day is facing up to a black-out from players and managers, as well as pundits, commentators and presenters, as the fall-out from the Gary Lineker story continues.
A number of Premier League clubs have major concerns over allowing their employers to speak to the programme. Lineker was taken off air in a situation that “changed in minutes” after the former England forward refused to agree to the BBC hierarchy’s conditions over his tweet on the government’s immigration policy.
