[ad_1] Soccer pundit Gary Lineker drew a mix of praise and criticism for saying some of the government’s language was “not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the ‘30s.” File | Photo Credit: AP The BBC’s director general Tim Davie said he will not resign after the publicly-funded broadcaster’s sport service was decimated on […]
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[ad_1] The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as the network scrambled to stem an escalating crisis over its suspension of soccer host Gary Lineker for comments criticizing the British government’s new asylum policy. Presenters, analysts and English Premier League players rallied in support of Lineker by boycotting the airwaves […]
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[ad_1] TV pundit and former England captain Gary Lineker | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters Former England football captain Gary Lineker has been taken off air by the BBC after his comments on Britain’s migration policy sparked a furious row between the government and the corporation’s highest paid presenter. Lineker was told there has […]
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