Match of the Day 2 decision taken amid ongoing Gary Lineker BBC crisis
Match of the Day 2 is set to follow a reduced format for tonight's show, it is understood.
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Chelsea vs Manchester United to be screened without punditry due to BBC Football Gary Lineker fallout
The Women's Super League title fight between Manchester United and Chelsea is set to be shown without studio presenting or punditry due to the BBC Football strike.
Talks continuing to resolve row between Lineker and BBC
Talks are continuing to try to resolve the row between football presenter Gary Lineker and the BBC that has led to a boycott by sports presenters and disruption to football coverage across BBC television and radio.
LIVE: Match of the Day 2 in doubt amid Gary Lineker BBC crisis - latest updates
The BBC's Sunday sports coverage - including Match of the Day 2 - remains up in the air as the row over Gary Lineker's suspension rumbles on. Shows are in chaos as presenters, pundits and commentators down tools in support of the former England striker, who was suspended for comparing the language around Home Secretary Suella Braverman's 'cruel' migrant policy with that of 1930s Germany on Twitter.
Christian Eriksen's greatest contribution to Manchester United could be yet to come
Hearts in mouths. Hands on heads. Eyes wide open in disbelief. The lumbering Andy Carroll had just slammed into Christian Eriksen for no apparent reason, leaving him in a heap he struggled to get up from. A needless challenge leading to a gutting injury.
Match Of The Day Shortened And Silenced In Wake Of Gary Lineker Row
The BBC's flagship football highlights show Match of the Day was cut short on Saturday as pundits and commentators pulled out after presenter Gary Lineker was taken off air by the corporation. Lineker was told to "step back" from the role he has held since 1999 on Friday after an impartiality row broke out over the former England striker's comparison of the UK government's rhetoric in tackling illegal immigration to Nazi-era Germany.
British PM Sunak hopes for solution as Lineker removal sparks BBC sport chaos
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he hoped a stand-off between Gary Lineker and the BBC can be "resolved in a timely manner" after the British broadcaster's sport service was decimated on Saturday.
BBC's Match of the Day broadcasts with no pundits or commentry due to Gary Lineker row - RECAP
BBC One's Match of the Day will tonight be broadcast with no pundits or commentators, due the ongoing row about Gary Lineker's social media use.