The Latest Breaking News from Gary Lineker

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

Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023

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A string of presenters have withdrawn from BBC shows after Gary Lineker was told to step back from hosting Saturday’s Match Of The Day.

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

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

Manchester Evening News · Mar 11, 2023

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

Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023

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

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

John Terry furiously hits back at David Baddiel over Gary Lineker Match of the Day jibe

Three Lions singer David Baddiel made a joke about John Terry in relation to the BBC's decision to axe beloved presenter Gary Lineker from their football coverage

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

Michael Johnson asks if he should fly to UK amid Gary Lineker BBC row - “WTF?”

Gary Lineker has been forced to step aside from his role as Match of the Day presenter under guidance from the BBC, and one man who has been left unimpressed is American sprinting legend Michael Johnson

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

BBC News heckled live on air as passerby yells 'bring back Gary Lineker'

A BBC journalist had been reporting on the Gary Lineker row live outside the broadcaster's London headquarters when a member of the public interrupted the segment

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

Children deliver letters to Lineker’s home as impartiality row rumbles on

One of the boys, Tristan, eight, thanked the 62-year-old former England footballer for ‘defending the refugees’.

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

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 Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023