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    Gary Winston Lineker OBE ( / ˈlɪnəkər / LIN-ə-kər; born 30 November 1960) is an English sports broadcaster and former professional footballer. Lineker is the only player to have been the top goalscorer in England with three clubs: Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.

  3. Mar 10, 2023 · The BBC has asked the football pundit to step back from presenting the show until an agreement on his social media use is reached. The move follows his criticism of the government's new policy to ban people arriving in the UK illegally from claiming asylum, which sparked a political controversy.

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  4. Mar 10, 2023 · Gary Lineker has been told to step back from presenting Match of the Day until an agreement is reached on his social media use, the BBC has said. It follows an impartiality row over comments he...

  5. Jul 10, 2023 · When the UK Premier League season starts in August, it will have a new companion: a podcast called The Rest is Football, co-hosted by Gary Lineker. The former England striker and longtime ...

  6. 6 days ago · Gary Lineker has said the BBC knows it made a mistake by taking him off air last year. The decision by Tim Davie, the director-general, to suspend Lineker from Match of the Day for posting a ...

  7. Jun 19, 2024 · Lineker has been criticised in recent years for speaking out on political issues, notably the government's Rwanda policy. His comments led to a debate about impartiality rules and BBC presenters...

  8. The BBC's director general, Tim Davie, says he is sorry for the disruption to sports programming caused by Gary Lineker's tweet on migration policy. He also defends the impartiality guidelines and says he will not step down over the controversy.

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