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Every BBC sports show returning this weekend after Gary Lineker sparked mass exodus

Gary Lineker is not the only presenter who will be returning to TV this weekend as host of football presenters and pundits resume their roles following their stand of solidarity with the Match of the Day star

Daily Mirror

How the Gary Lineker tweet row unfolded

The 62-year-old sports pundit has been at the centre of a row over impartiality after criticising the Government’s Illegal Immigration Bill.

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker to return to TV as BBC apologise

The broadcaster will also make an apology to the presenter according to the latest reports

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Match of the Day's long-held feelings on Gary Lineker as WhatsApp group messages leaked

A number of pundits pulled out of Match of the Day on Saturday after Gary Lineker was told to step back from presenting duties, with the BBC airing a shortened show

Daily Mirror

Timeline of the Gary Lineker tweet row

The sports pundit, 62, has been embroiled in a row over impartiality after criticising the government’s Illegal Immigration Bill.

The Independent UK

How much is Gary Lineker paid?

Lineker has been the BBC’s highest paid presenter for five years

The Independent UK

Sunday football shows on BBC including Match of the Day 2 to be reduced over row

The BBC's live coverage of Sunday's WSL game between Chelsea and Manchester United will go ahead - but there will be no presenter as pundits continue to boycott the broadcaster

Daily Mirror

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Match of the Day to last ‘just 20 minutes’ as boycott forces reduced programme

There will be no commentary as an extraordinary boycott forced the BBC to reduce the programme’s running time by an hour

The Independent UK

BBC apologises for disarray to sport coverage due to Gary Lineker walkouts

Broadcaster admits output will be limited, including much reduced Match of the Day, after presenters’ show of solidarity

The Guardian - UK

BBC pull ANOTHER sports show as Repair Shop repeat airs amid Gary Lineker row

The BBC have been forced to air a repeat of The Repair Shop this afternoon as Final Score is pulled from the air amid the broadcaster's decision to take Gary Lineker off Match Of The Day

Daily Mirror

BBC apologise over changes to Match of the Day and weekend schedule in Gary Lineker row

The veteran anchor was stood down on Friday

Nottingham Post

Football Focus, 5 Live and Final Score cancelled as BBC chaos rumbles on

The chaos that has engulfed the BBC this past weeks shows no sign of dissipating.

Irish Mirror

BBC director-general apologises for Lineker row disruption but refuses to resign

BBC director-general Tim Davie has apologised for the disruption caused to the corporation’s sports schedule by its handling of the Gary Lineker row but said he will not resign.

Evening Standard

BBC apologises as sports shows pulled amid boycott by presenters and pundits

The broadcaster said it would air only ‘limited sport programming’ over the weekend and was working hard to resolve the situation.

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The National (Scotland)

Hours of content pulled from BBC's Saturday schedule amid Gary Lineker row

BBC has pulled hours of Saturday sports content including Football Focus, Final Scores and its Radio 5 Live football broadcast.

Manchester Evening News

BBC issues Gary Lineker update as it apologises to sport fans

A protest is set to take place outside BBC Sports' studios in Salford's Media City this afternoon.

Wales Online

Sunday's Match of the Day may be pulled entirely as BBC breaks silence

The BBC says it will air “limited sport programming” over the weekend

The Independent UK

Sunday’s Match Of The Day thrown into question after more pundits pull out

A string of presenters have withdrawn from BBC shows after Gary Lineker was told to step back from hosting Saturday’s Match Of The Day.

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Manchester Evening News

The people who have joined the BBC boycott in solidarity with Gary Lineker as shows axed

Neither Football Focus nor Final Score survived on BBC One, while Radio 5 Live’s radio coverage was radically altered throughout the day

The Independent UK

Who are the presenters and journalists who joined BBC boycott in solidarity with Gary Lineker?

The PA news agency looks at the high-profile figures who have pulled out of programmes.

The Independent UK

Who has joined BBC boycott in solidarity with Gary Lineker?

BBC forced to axe some Saturday football shows

Wales Online

Who is boycotting the BBC is solidarity with Gary Lineker

More followed Alan Shearer and Ian Wright after the pair announced on Friday their boycott of this weekend’s Match of the Day

Daily Mirror

BBC 'caving to whingeing Tories' over Gary Lineker, says Keir Starmer

The Labour leader said the row over Gary Lineker being suspended from Match of the Day was a result of the Government refusing to take responsibility for the mess they'd made of the asylum system

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker: Piers Morgan speaks out in defence of Match of the Day host over ‘ridiculous’ BBC impartiality row

‘I didn’t agree with what he said, but so what? It’s HIS opinion,’ presenter tweeted.

The Guardian - UK

‘Assault on free speech’: Gary Lineker’s defenders and detractors

Ian Wright and Piers Morgan support BBC presenter’s right to express views while Suella Braverman and Lee Anderson have been critical

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