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Football Focus and Final Score AXED with Radio 5 Live in disarray amid Gary Lineker BBC row

The whole BBC Sport football schedule has been thrown into doubt as more pundits, presenters, and commentators, walk out in a show of solidarity with Gary Lineker.

Manchester Evening News · Mar 11, 2023

Colin Murray pulls out of BBC Radio show over Gary Lineker row

A number of other BBC shows have been pulled today including Football Focus

Belfast Live · Mar 11, 2023

It’s not that everyone agrees with Gary Lineker, it’s that he offers a moral clarity missing everywhere else

It is obvious that director general Tim Davie and those who pushed him into error misread the public mood, says Guardian journalist Archie Bland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2023

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BBC Sport disrupted as Football Focus and Final Score ‘pulled from schedule’

A host of presenters have pulled out of BBC shows after Gary Lineker was told to step back from hosting Match Of The Day.

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

Why isn't Gary Lineker presenting Match of the Day? His Twitter comments and what the BBC have said

Many pundits are boycotting BBC football shows in solidarity with Gary Lineker

Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023

‘Something is not right’: odds remain loaded against black football managers

The Black Footballers Partnership argues that there has been ‘no real change’ and the career ladder is ‘missing rungs’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2023

Former Nottingham Forest star sets clear stance as Gary Lineker row continues

Latest Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive as Glenn Murray boycotts today's edition of Football Focus and Final Score

Nottingham Post · Mar 11, 2023

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Football Focus replaced by BBC show after Alex Scott boycott over Gary Lineker row

The Football Focus presenter tweeted that she hoped to be "back in the chair next week" as Lineker row continues

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

Why is Final Score not on TV today

Pundits, hosts and commentators have refused to appear on BBC football shows until they resolve the Gary Lineker Match of the Day row

Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023

Why is Football Focus not on TV today

It is the latest casualty of the Gary Lineker row

Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023

Football Focus, Final Score and 5 Live Sport pulled from air as Gary Lineker crisis at BBC deepens

Alex Scott and Jason Mohammed said they would not be appearing on air this afternoon

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

Jason Mohammad pulls out of BBC show Final Score as stars stage walkout in support of Gary Lineker

Stars are boycotting BBC football programmes in solidarity with Gary Lineker amid an impartiality row

Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023

Gary Lineker pictured before heading to Leicester vs Chelsea game as BBC crisis escalates

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker was controversially taken off air by the BBC after daring to criticise the government's use of language towards illegal migrants

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

BBC runs Bargain Hunt and Repair Shop to replace Football Focus and Final Score

Pundits, hosts and commentators have refused to appear on BBC football shows until they resolve the Gary Lineker Match of the Day row

Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023

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Daily Record · Mar 11, 2023

Alex Scott pulls out of Football Focus amid Gary Lineker row as BBC cancel show

The former Arsenal star has pulled out of Football Focus with the BBC forced to make scheduling changes.

Chronicle Live · Mar 11, 2023

Major BBC update as several shows and post-match interviews scrapped amid Gary Lineker controversy

Football Focus and Final Score will not be aired today following Gary Lineker's suspension

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

Gary Lineker: How much is the Match of the Day presenter paid?

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

Chronicle Live · Mar 11, 2023

Football Focus and Final Score pulled off air after presenters boycott shows amid Gary Lineker fallout

Hosts Alex Scott and Jason Mohammad have joining several others including Alan Shearer and Ian Wright in boycotting the BBC over the row

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The National (Scotland) · Mar 11, 2023

BBC's Football Focus cancelled as presenters pull out in solidarity with Gary Lineker

THE BBC has reportedly been forced to cancel another one of its football programmes after its presenters refused to go on air in solidarity with…

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

BBC sporting schedule hit by extra disruption as more presenters pull out

On Saturday morning, Alex Scott said she will not be hosting Football Focus as it ‘doesn’t feel right’.

Glasgow Live · Mar 11, 2023

Hampden Old Firm clash saw more pyrotechnics taken in than 'any game in Scottish history'

So many flares and rockets were taken into Hampden Stadium on the Viaplay Cup Final clash last month that a specialist company had to be called in to remove the debris.

Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023

Football Focus and Final Score won't air on BBC today as stars pull out in solidarity with Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker has been stood down from Match of the Day presenting duties by the BBC

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

Ian Wright to permanently quit Match of the Day if BBC sack Gary Lineker - "I am gone!"

Football legend Gary Lineker was forced to "step back" from presenting Match of the Day after daring to criticise the government's use of language towards migrants

Bangkok Post · Mar 11, 2023

BBC mutes football pundit after asylum row

LONDON: BBC television’s flagship football programme was in meltdown on Saturday after pundits and commentators refused to work in a show of support for presenter Gary Lineker, who was forced to “step back” after accusing the government of using Nazi-era rhetoric.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2023

Gary Lineker: BBC boss says he won’t resign as MotD cut to 20 minutes – as it happened

Director general Tim Davie apologises for disruption and says presenter is ‘best in the business’

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