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How much is Gary Lineker paid?

Lineker has been the BBC’s highest paid presenter for five years

The Independent UK

No Gary Lineker and no pundits - Match of the Day has become a parody amid BBC row

Match of the Day was broadcast on Saturday night amid the row involving Gary Lineker and BBC bosses but was barely-recognisable compared to the institution that has been gracing our screens since 1964

Irish Mirror

No Gary Lineker and no pundits - Match of the Day has become a parody amid BBC row

Daily Mirror

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BBC fears it cannot sack Lineker or force him to follow social media rules

Exclusive: Presenter is on a two-year contract negotiated before current director general was appointed

The Independent UK

Viewers react to ‘silent’ Match of the Day as pundit-less episode airs

Fans made light of the situation by confirming that everyone from Bend It Like Beckham’s Keira Knightley to Lana Del Rey would not be presenting on Saturday’s show

The Independent UK

Match of the Day 2 to air as cut-back BBC show as Gary Lineker gets more backing

Match of the Day 2 host Mark Chapman refused to work on Radio 5 Live on Saturday after the BBC axed Gary Lineker on Friday and the BBC have now made a decision over the programme itself

Irish Mirror

Match of the Day 2 to air as cut-back BBC show as Gary Lineker gets more backing

Match of the Day 2 host Mark Chapman refused to work on Radio 5 Live on Saturday after the BBC axed Gary Lineker on Friday and the BBC have now made a decision over the programme itself

Daily Mirror

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Match Of The Day viewing figures up half a million with no hosts after Gary Lineker crisis

Match Of The Day viewing figures were up to 2.58million from last Saturday's figure of 2.09million, according to BARB overnights

Daily Mirror

Match Of The Day viewing figures up half a million with no hosts after Gary Lineker crisis

Match Of The Day viewing figures were up to 2.58million from last Saturday's figure of 2.09million, according to BARB overnights

Irish Mirror

BBC crisis escalates as presenters, players support football host Lineker

The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as the network scrambled to stem an escalating crisis over its suspension of soccer host Gary Lineker for comments criticizing the British government's new asylum policy.

France 24

Half a million more watched Match of the Day but sport on Sunday 'much reduced'

The BBC says it will be making big changes to sports coverage today

Wales Online

Gary Lineker set to return as BBC bosses back down in Twitter row

BBC News says talks are “moving in the right direction” but all issues are not “fully resolved”

Evening Standard

"It's so archaic"-Eamonn Holmes has his say over Gary Lineker BBC row

Match of the Day was on air for just 20 minutes on Saturday night

Belfast Live

Lineker’s tweet was ‘technical’ breach of the rules, says former BBC boss

Former BBC director general Mark Thompson says Gary Lineker’s tweet looks like “technical breach” of BBC impartiality guidelines

Evening Standard

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Daily Mirror

Sunday football shows on BBC including Match of the Day 2 to be reduced over row

The BBC's live coverage of Sunday's WSL game between Chelsea and Manchester United will go ahead - but there will be no presenter as pundits continue to boycott the broadcaster

Daily Record

Chris Sutton weighs into Gary Lineker BBC row as he calls for 'messy' Match of the Day resolution

The former Parkhead striker and Record Sport columnist saw his radio show cancelled.

Daily Mirror

14 times Tories attacked Gary Lineker as weak PM tries to deflect blame for BBC crisis

The BBC is accused of caving into pressure from Tories over Gary Lineker, who has been brutally attacked by MPs - with one branding him a "whinging baby" after he criticised the government's Illegal Immigration Bill

Daily Mirror

Chris Sutton breaks rank from fellow BBC pundits with Gary Lineker stance

Chris Sutton expressed his sadness on social media on Saturday night after his Radio 5 Live phone-in show was cancelled to show solidarity with Match of the Day host Gary Lineker

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Irish Mirror

Chris Sutton breaks rank from fellow BBC pundits with Gary Lineker stance

Chris Sutton expressed his sadness on social media on Saturday night after his Radio 5 Live phone-in show was cancelled to show solidarity with Match of the Day host Gary Lineker

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker – latest: BBC talks with presenter ‘moving in right direction’ as disruption continues

According to BBC News, there are hopes a resolution will be reached soon but not all issues are ‘fully resolved’

The Guardian - UK

Gary Lineker suspension: Match of the Day 2 and Women’s Super League coverage to be ‘much reduced’ – as it happened

Corporation’s sports coverage severely disrupted as presenters and pundits pull out in solidarity with Lineker

Evening Standard

BBC One broadcasts stripped back Match of the Day without Gary Lineker

The corporation’s flagship sports show was slashed to just a quarter of its scheduled running time from 80 to 20 minutes

Leeds Live

'I'm totally behind him': Leeds shoppers on Gary Lineker's Match of the Day suspension

Many of Lineker's fellow pundits have pulled out of BBC sports programming this weekend as the situation escalates

Wales Online

Gary Lineker has public's backing over BBC MOTD suspension, poll suggests

Only 27% of people quizzed said they backed the suspension, while a majority said other presenters were right to stop work

The Independent UK

What the papers say – March 12

Gary Lineker’s son has reportedly said his father is open to returning to the BBC but will never take back his criticism of the Government.

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