Gary Lineker won't be on his normal Match of the Day slot tonight, despite working things out with BBC bosses following a row over his social media. Lineker was asked to step back from hosting the Saturday night sports show in a row over impartiality.
Lineker was taken off air last week for a tweet comparing the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany. Viewers of the show may have been expecting to see the 62-year-old return to his regular Saturday night slow tonight after the row was resolved, however that won't be the case after all.
His absence is unrelated to the drama over Twitter, and was already pre-planned. Instead, fans will be able to find Lineker's return to BBC One earlier on in the day, as he takes part in the BBC's Match of the Day live FA Cup coverage of Manchester City and Burnley. You can get more TV news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
