All news on the topic: Match of the Day

An unofficial staff boycott resulted in Match of the Day playing without pundits or commentary on Saturday - and left viewers with just 20 minutes of footage

Arsenal and Manchester United had differing fortunes on Sunday following on from yesterday's results while the crisis at the BBC looks set to deepen following Gary Lineker's suspension

Ian Wright and Alan Shearer were the first to launch a boycott of the BBC after the broadcaster stood Gary Lineker down from his Match of the Day hosting duties on Friday night

BBC commentators returned to their roles on Sunday - as the row between the broadcaster and presenter Gary Lineker over impartiality continues to dominate the headlines

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

The fall-out from the Gary Lineker v BBC saga has impacted their coverage of the WSL fixture between Chelsea and Manchester United, with no studio or touchline analysis or presentation.

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

Insiders reveal the mutinous mood inside the BBC hasn’t been helped by the recent crisis and measures are being taken to monitor bosses behaviour

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 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

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

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

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

Gary Lineker's son George said his dad, who was taken off air by the BBC after criticising the government's new immigration bill, 'will always speak up for people who don't have a voice'