All news on the topic: Match of the Day
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Gary Lineker couldn't resist delivering pointed message ahead of BBC return
Match of the Day host Gary Lineker wasn't involved in last week's broadcast but will return to BBC screens after a statement was issued over his situation with the broadcaster
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Gary Lineker’s Match of the Day absence on Saturday explained despite BBC return
Gary Lineker’s row with the BBC came to an end on Monday after initially being told to step back from Match of the Day - but he will not return to the programme this weekend
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Mark Chapman sidesteps awkward BBC joke on Radio 5 Live after Gary Lineker saga
Mark Chapman made his return to the BBC as host of 5 Live Sport's programme on Saturday afternoon - and was immediately put under pressure by a comment from Rob Green
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Alex Scott returns to BBC Football Focus after strong view on Gary Lineker saga
Alex Scott was back in the presenter's chair for BBC programme Football Focus on Saturday morning, a week on from pulling out in solidarity with the suspended Gary Lineker
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Every BBC sports show returning this weekend after Gary Lineker sparked exodus
Gary Lineker is not the only presenter who will be returning to TV this weekend as host of football presenters and pundits resume their roles following their stand of solidarity with the Match of the Day star
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Robbie Savage details behind the scenes story of Gary Lineker's row with the BBC
The BBC's sports coverage, including Robbie's 5Live show Six-0-Six, largely shutdown last weekend in solidarity with Gary Lineker - after he had been stood down from Match of the Day
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Gary Lineker makes TV return on Friday before hosting Match of the Day coverage
Gary Lineker will lead the BBC's coverage of the FA Cup quarter final between Manchester City and Burnley after he was reinstated following his temporary suspension last week
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Robbie Savage's heartwarming gesture to BBC staff left short in Gary Lineker row
Robbie Savage's BBC Radio 5 Live phone-in Six-0-Six was cancelled last weekend after the Gary Lineker Match of the Day row, with production staff missing out on getting paid
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Lineker's first words as Match of the Day host look perfect now ahead of return
The BBC Sport host will return to the screens on Saturday for live coverage of Manchester City's FA Cup quarter-final tie against Burnley at the Etihad Stadium
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Kim Kardashian surprises fans as she attends soccer game during UK trip
Kim Kardashian appeared to escape the masses of fans glaring at her as she enjoyed the Arsenal v Sporting Lisbon match at the Emirates Stadium as she took part in a new documentary
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'Silent MOTD was most soul-destroying 20 minutes of TV I have ever witnessed'
In normal times, it might have served as a stark 'careful what you wish for' . But social media was full of 'what a refreshing change' mischief-makers
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BBC could lose Match of the Day to rivals after Gary Lineker saga and U-turn
The BBC appear to still be feeling the repercussions of the recent Gary Lineker controversy as speculation over the organasition losing broadcasting rights has started to circulate
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Gary Lineker divides readers over tweeting his political views
Thousands of you voted in our poll following the Match of the Day host's controversial social media post comparing the UK's new Illegal Migration Bill to Nazi Germany
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Rishi Sunak blasted for not standing up to 'snowflake' Tories over Gary Lineker
Keir Starmer lashed out at "cancel culture addict" Tories who tried to "cancel a football highlight show", accusing the Prime Minister of "hiding behind playground bullies" who disagreed with the Match of the Day host
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Lineker blasts Tory for 'outrageous' claim he called northern voters 'bigots'
Match of the Day host Gary Lineker rubbished false claims from Tory MP Jonathan Gullis that he called northern voters 'racist bigots, Nazis' during illegal immigration bill row
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GB News sparks Ofcom complaints for 'alternative' MOTD amid Lineker suspension
GB News received over 200 Ofcom complaints over the weekend as it aired its Alternative Match Of The Day
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Ian Wright fumes at BBC after turning Gary Lineker row into a "hot mess"
Ian Wright was the first pundit to boycott Match of the Day after the BBC controversially axed Gary Lineker - who was reinstated by the broadcaster on Monday morning
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Gary Lineker resumes normal service with quick-witted Erling Haaland quip
Match of the Day host Gary Lineker is back to his best on Twitter, making a light-hearted quip about Erling Haaland after the Manchester City ace scored five goals in one game
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Gary Lineker fires shot at BBC with new Twitter profile picture
After being temporarily suspended by BBC bosses, Gary Lineker is back at the corporation after a weekend of chaos which disrupted their sporting coverage across the board
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Rio Ferdinand leaks text messages to Lineker and Shearer before BBC walkout
Former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand has revealed that he was in touch with Alan Shearer amid the weekend’s BBC chaos over the weekend regarding Gary Lineker’s position
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Gary Lineker's son opens up on vile death threats received over BBC fallout
Gary Lineker's son George was a vocal backer of his dad after he was stood down by the BBC from his Match of the Day presenting duties following a row with Conservative MPs
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BBC rocked by 'huge rift' amid Lineker deal as details leak from bosses' meeting
Gary Lineker will return to his presenting duties at the BBC this weekend, but the agreement to bring him back may not be the end of the matter as bosses face discontent from staff
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Mark Chapman issues apology on BBC 5 Live return after Gary Lineker saga
Mark Chapman has addressed the BBC's mass exodus over the weekend, which bought their sports coverage to a halt amid the decision to axe Gary Lineker from Match of the Day
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'Restoring trust in the police is vital to make us all feel safer'
We acknowledge many police officers do a dangerous, difficult job. But the jailings of David Carrick and Wayne Couzens show some officers break the law instead of upholding it
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