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The Latest Breaking News from Gary Lineker

What Match of the Day could look like with NO pundits and players boycotting interviews

Match of the Day will air as usual on Saturday, but not as we know it. The BBC's decision to stand down Gary Lineker has seen a host of his colleagues opt out in solidarity

Daily Mirror

Match of the Day commentators confirm they WILL strike after Gary Lineker stood down

A host of pundits and presenters have already confirmed they will not be involved in Saturday night's programme after BBC announced Gary Lineker would step back from hosting

Daily Mirror

Political football: how the UK’s culture wars engulfed the national game

For the first time in 59 years, the BBC’s flagship soccer show is broadcasting without a host because of a row over free speech

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Match of the Day plunged into fresh crisis with commentators threatening to join strike

Match of the Day is set for a radical change after the BBC stood Gary Lineker down from his presenting duties and the likes of Ian Wright announced they would not be taking part in the show

Daily Mirror

Celebrities throw support behind Gary Lineker after Match of the Day standing down

Ian Wright, Gary Neville and Richard Osman are just some of the celebrities who have come out in support of Gary Lineker

The Independent UK

Pundits stand by Gary Lineker to force huge BBC change to Match of the Day coverage

The BBC have announced a change to how Match of the Day coverage will be shown on Saturday after Gary Lineker was "stepped down" from his presenter role

Football London

Match of the Day to go ahead without pundits after mass withdrawal ‘in solidarity’ with Gary Lineker

Ian Wright, Alan Shearer and others have stood in solidarity with the show’s presenter

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'By taking Gary Lineker off air, the BBC has undermined its reputation for impartiality'

The broadcaster should have stood up to this baying mob of right-wing MPs and defended free speech - and Lineker’s right to voice views which may be unpalatable to others

Daily Mirror

Hugh Bonneville and Jason Watkins act out satire of BBC’s Gary Lineker response

The actors jokingly returned to their roles from W1A, a mockumentary about the management of the BBC, to decided who should present Match Of The Day.

The Independent UK

BBC announce plan for Saturday's Match of the Day after presenters and pundits boycott show

The former England striker-turned-pundit was told to step back from presenting on Friday evening.

Manchester Evening News

No presenter or pundits for Saturday’s Match Of The Day amid Gary Lineker row

The BBC have announced “the programme will focus on match action without studio presentation or punditry” this weekend.

The Independent UK

Match Of The Day studio presentation and punditry cancelled amid Lineker row

The corporation said on Friday that it had ‘decided’ Lineker would step back from the show.

The Independent UK

Match of the Day host and pundits decision made after Gary Lineker told to 'step back'

Match of the Day will have no presenter or pundits when it airs on Saturday evening

Liverpool Echo

Match of the Day to air this weekend without pundits, BBC confirms

It comes as several pundits have boycotted the programme.

Daily Record

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Wales Online

Match of the Day to have no host after contributors boycott programme over Lineker

A number of high profile sports presenters had taken to social media to rule themselves out of the running

The Independent UK

BBC confirm Match of the Day will have no presenter or pundits after Gary Lineker stood down

The move comes after Alan Shearer joined Ian Wright in boycotting the flagship football highlights programme

Daily Mirror

BBC announces NO presenters for Match Of The Day after Gary Lineker is axed

Following the BBC's original statement earlier this evening, a whole host of stars have ruled themselves out of replacing Gary Lineker on Match of the Day tomorrow night

Daily Record

Who could replace Gary Lineker on Match of the Day? The candidates revealed as exodus goes into overdrive

Alan Shearer and Ian Wright are standing by their colleague and won't go on air leaving the BBC with an empty studio as things stand.

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Daily Mirror

BBC Director General quizzed on Match of the Day future after Gary Lineker axe sparks crisis

Gary Lineker has been taken off air by the BBC after a Twitter row with the Conservative party, but director general Tim Davie has insisted Match of the Day will press on as normal

Wales Online

Joe Lycett 'available' to host Match of the Day as social media users poke fun at show

The comedian says he is “very much available” to step in after the BBC said Gary Lineker would not host the show

Daily Mirror

Joe Lycett 'offers' BBC his services as stars back Gary Lineker and refuse to host MOTD

Joe Lycett has joked he is available to host Saturday evening's Match of the Day after a number of presenters distance themselves from the role in 'solidarity' to Gary Lineker

The Independent UK

Apology over Dorries’ claims tops off day of controversy for BBC

The corporation said Nadine Dorries should have been challenged more over claims she made about top civil servant Sue Gray.

The National (Scotland)

Alastair Campbell slams 'political cowardice' of BBC after Gary Lineker call

The journalist and broadcaster Alastair Campbell has slammed the BBC for "craven political cowardice" after deciding to have Gary Lineker…

Irish Mirror

BBC make Gary Lineker 'step back' from Match of the Day after social media posts

Gary Lineker's colleagues Ian Wright and Alan Shearer have said they will also not present Match of the Day in solidarity

The Independent UK

How the Gary Lineker and Match of the Day chaos unfolded - and the repercussions for the BBC

The BBC’s decision to stand Lineker down from its flagship football highlights programme caused a pundit boycott and left producers scrambling to keep the show alive, reports Miguel Delaney

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