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      • 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 made criticising the government's new asylum policy. The BBC said it considered Lineker's "recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines".
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  2. Mar 13, 2023 · Some people think the BBC was wrong to take Gary Lineker off Match of the Day, and many BBC Sport presenters have decided not to appear on other BBC Sport programmes.

  3. Mar 11, 2023 · Gary Lineker has been forced off his Match of the Day duties by the BBC because he won't apologise for his comments on social media, Sky News understands. The BBC said in a statement that the presenter will "step back" from hosting the weekly football highlights programme.

  4. Feb 11, 2024 · Gary Lineker has explained why he pulled out of hosting Match Of The Day this weekend after issuing a statement to BBC viewers.

  5. 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.

  6. Lineker was suspended after criticising the government's controversial asylum policy. But Mr Davie denied the government pressured him into the move. As well as having no presenter, Match of the...

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  7. Mar 11, 2023 · Tim Davie, the BBC's director general, says he will not resign over the fallout from Gary Lineker being asked to step back from the Match of the Day programme over impartiality.

  8. Mar 13, 2023 · Gary Lineker will return to present Match of the Day after he was taken off air amid an impartiality row following his criticism of the government's new asylum policy.

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