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Gary Lineker, former English soccer star, to return to BBC show after tweets critical of UK government

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Gary Lineker will return as host of BBC’s premier soccer program "Match of the Day" following the controversy over critical tweets of Britain’s new migration policy.

The BBC received immense backlash for removing Lineker from the program over his tweets comparing the language in the policy to that of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.

The program was shortened over the weekend as his co-hosts backed Lineker and vowed to stay on the sidelines if he was suspended.

The outlet made an about-face on Monday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Gary Lineker of England, left, and Morocco's Khairi Abderrazak tussle for the ball, during the World Cup Group F football match in Monterrey, Mexico, on June 6, 1986. (AP Photo, file) "Gary is a valued part of the BBC and I know how much the BBC means to Gary, and I look forward to him presenting our coverage this coming weekend," BBC Director-General Tim Davie said, adding that company "did the right thing" with Lineker’s suspension.

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