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BBC crisis escalates as players, stars rally behind Lineker

BBC crisis escalates as players, stars rally behind Lineker

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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 on […]

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Gary Lineker taken off air from BBC football show after his tweet on U.K.’s new migration law

Gary Lineker taken off air from BBC football show after his tweet on U.K.’s new migration law

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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 to […]

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