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Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker outside his home in London. He will "step back" from presenting Match of the Day until there is "an agreed and clear position on his use of social media" following his tweets which criticised Government immigration policy, a BBC spokesman said. Picture date: Saturday March 11, 2023.
A BBC spokesperson said: “The BBC has been in extensive discussions with Gary and his team in recent days. We have said that we consider his recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines. The BBC has decided that he will step back from presenting Match Of The Day until we’ve got an agreed and clear position on his use of social media.“When it comes to leading our football and sports coverage, Gary is second to none.
However, support has come from media figures including Piers Morgan and Sky News commentator Adam Boulton. After the announcement, Wright tweeted: “Everybody knows what Match of the Day means to me, but I’ve told the BBC I won’t be doing it tomorrow. Solidarity.”
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