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Lineker fallout continues with further BBC boycotts
The fallout to Gary Lineker "stepping back" from presenting Match of the Day continues with more presenters deciding to boycott BBC's Football Focus and Final Score programmes.
Match of the Day commentators deal further blow to BBC show following Gary Lineker controversy
Match of the Day commentators have confirmed that they will step down from Saturday night's broadcast following the BBC's axing of Gary Lineker.
Gary Lineker BBC row latest as Saturday's Match of The Day set to look very different
Tonight's Match Of The Day will go ahead without a presenter, pundits and several regular commentators, following the fallout over Gary Lineker’s removal from the BBC show. Former England footballers and MOTD regulars including Alan Shearer and Ian Wright previously announced they would be boycotting the show, in solidarity with Lineker.
Gary Lineker row: No presenter or pundits for Saturday’s Match Of The Day
Match Of The Day, the BBC's flagship soccer programme, will “focus on match action without studio presentation or punditry” after several former footballers pulled out of the show.
Fatboy Slim backs Gary Lineker in Manchester and Liverpool FC's Jurgen Klopp said be considering BBC boycott
Musician Norman Cook - AKA Fatboy Slim - showed his support for Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker during a live on performance in Manchester last night (Friday, March 10). And it's been claimed that Liverpool FC manager Jurgen Klopp could show his solidarity by boycotting the BBC today.
MotD commentators 'step down' and players plan boycott as Gary Lineker row backlash becomes 'unmanageably big' for BBC
Tonight's Match Of The Day (MotD) will go ahead without a presenter, pundits and several regular commentators, as the fallout over Gary Lineker’s suspension from the show becomes "unmanageably big for the BBC". And players are reportedly planning to boycott the BBC when it comes to post match interviews, to show their support for the former England striker.
Reaction to Lineker being pulled from presenting by the BBC
Former England captain Gary Lineker has been taken off air by the BBC and will step back from presenting its flagship Match of the Day (MOTD) programme after a row between the government and the presenter over his comments on Britain's migration policy.