Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta lauds 'huge' Gabriel Jesus boost amid Man City title race
The return of Gabriel Jesus to the Arsenal squad has been hailed as a "huge" boost to the Gunners' Premier League title ambitions.
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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.
What Match of the Day fallout means for Manchester United and Man City highlights
The world’s most famous football programme, Match of the Day, is set to take up a very different format this weekend after a public fallout between lead presenter Gary Lineker and the BBC prompted a mass boycott from fellow hosts, pundits and commentators.
The people who have joined the BBC boycott in solidarity with Gary Lineker as shows axed
The BBC’s football coverage was ripped up on Saturday as several more presenters and reporters withdrew in solidarity with Gary Lineker after the Match Of The Day presenter was stood down on Friday.
BBC Axes Gary Lineker From 'Match Of The Day' Show Due To "Impartiality" Row
BBC television's flagship football programme was in meltdown on Saturday after pundits and commentators refused to work in support of presenter Gary Lineker, who was forced to "step back" after accusing the government of using Nazi-era rhetoric. Match of the Day presenter Lineker, England's fourth most prolific goalscorer, sparked an impartiality row by criticising the British government's new policy on tackling illegal immigration. The 62-year-old compared the language used to launch the new policy to that of Nazi-era Germany on Twitter, which the BBC said on Friday was a "breach of our guidelines".
Gary Lineker row: BBC schedule hit by extra disruption as more presenters pull out
BBC presenter Alex Scott has said she will not host one of the broadcaster's main soccer programmes on Saturday, throwing the corporation’s sporting timetable into further disarray.
Ian Wright: ‘I’m out, I’m gone if BBC get rid of Gary Lineker’
Former England footballer Ian Wright has said on his podcast that he is “out” and “gone” if the BBC “get rid” of Gary Lineker from presenting its flagship soccer programme.
Defoe plans to inspire more black coaches, managers
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