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Gary Lineker did not appear on a watered-down Match of the Day on Saturday evening after being stepped down by BBC chiefs leading to a boycott by his colleagues including pundits and commentators

Sarah Vine and Piers Morgan bickered on Twitter about whether Match Of The Day star Gary Lineker is an 'enemy of free speech' after his fallout with the BBC

Gary Lineker and the BBC are in talks over a reconciliation after the broadcaster's decision to suspend him over his tweets about the Government's immigration policy caused chaos

The news broadcaster tried to fill a sporting void left in the wake of Gary Lineker's fall-out with BBC bosses

Sky Sports were forced to apologise after losing commentary as Arsenal opened the scoring in their crucial Premier League clash against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday

George Lineker has penned an emotional statement after the BBC row over Dad Gary's comments in response to the government's asylum policy goes on

Gary Lineker will be surrounded by his family on Sunday after being forced to "step back" from presenting Match of the Day by the BBC for criticising the government

The BBC have confirmed Sunday night's edition of Match of the Day 2 will last for just 20 minutes - but the highlights will feature commentary after Saturday night's debacle

Blackpool South MP Scott Benton claimed last night's episode was the "best in years" after Gary Lineker's suspension, having been among the Tories to take swipes at the presenter last week

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

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

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

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

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

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

Liverpool fell to a dismal defeat to Bournemouth in a major blow to their top four hopes, with Jurgen Klopp also speaking out on the BBC's decision to stand Gary Lineker down

Chelsea made it three victories in a row by beating Leicester 3-1 on Saturday afternoon in front of Gary Lineker as Ben Chilwell silenced the boo boys at his old club

Commercially-funded channel ITV is hoping to poach Gary Lineker in the event the star resigns as host of Match of the Day in light of his clash with BBC bosses

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has made headlines this week amid the impartiality row involving him and the BBC, with the presenter having been told to 'step back' from the gig

The public broadcaster's iconic programme was ditched following a remarkable backlash - and instead viewers were given 20 minutes of highlights with the only trimming being budget graphics that anyone with a laptop could have created in minutes

Saturday night's edition of Match of the Day was aired without a presenter, pundits, commentators or interviews with players and managers, leaving supporters furious at the BBC

The Chancellor will make sweeping changes to the welfare system - and ramp up sanctions on benefit claimants who don't look for work - but parts of the new plan seem awfully familiar

Match of the Day was forced into going straight into the first match following its opening credits on Saturday night - with no presenters, pundits or commentators

Gary Lineker's son George has spoken out on the Match of the Day host's emotional week and revealed what brought the former professional footballer to tears after his tweet slamming proposed government policy went viral

BBC Director General Tim Davie said success would be Gary Lineker 'getting back on air' amid the chaos surrounding its sports coverage as colleagues showed support by downing tools