His course Gary Lineker in the Match Of The Day of the BBC has held since 1999, however the latest comments of the English legend about the British government may bring the final end to the cooperation of the two sides!
You see, the veteran striker has slammed the UK government for the decision to stop granting asylum to irregular immigrantstweeting that “We receive fewer immigrants than other major capitals from Europe. It’s an incredibly brutal policy towards the most vulnerable people in a way not too dissimilar to Germany in the 1930s.”
The Tory government’s parallel with pre-war Nazi Germany prompted a reaction from the BBC, which revealed there would be discussions with Lineker about his use of social media. Until a solution is found, he will stay out of the show he has been presenting for the last 24 years…
The news has caused many reactions from journalists in England, who have rushed to defend the 62-year-old presenter, who the day before, had responded to the comments of MPs saying, among other things, that “can’t wait to present the MOTD on Saturday.”
A little while later, his co-presenter and veteran ace, Ian Wrightannounced that he would be stepping down from the show as a show of support for Lineker.
There is no huge influx. We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries. This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s, and I’m out of order?
— Gary Lineker ???? (@GaryLineker) March 7, 2023
Gary Lineker ‘stepping back’ from role as Match of the Day presenter https://t.co/AKOUhiTi4Y
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 10, 2023
Source: Sport Fm
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