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Inside Gary Lineker controversy: From presenter’s tweets to BBC Match of the Day crisis

England football legend will not present football show tonight

Gary Lineker was told to step back from hosting Match of the Day yesterday (Friday, March 10) until an agreement has been reached about how he uses Twitter.

The BBC said it considered the England football legend’s “recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines”.

However, tonight’s Match of the Day will now air without a host, pundits or commentary from its regular broadcasters as contributors pulled their availability.

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Here’s how the mess involving Gary Lineker unfolded over the past few days.

Gary Lineker looks down the camera lens while hosting BBC Match of the Day
Match of the Day will not feature Gary Lineker tonight (Credit: BBC iPlayer)

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Robert Leigh
Freelance writer