Gary Lineker to Leave BBC’s ‘Match of the Day’
After a 26-year run, the voice of the broadcaster’s popular soccer highlights show will leave at the end of the 2025 season, the network said Tuesday.
Posted inBritish Broadcasting Corp Great Britain Immigration and Emigration Lineker, Gary (1960- ) Match of the Day (TV Program) Soccer Social Media
Gary Lineker to Return to BBC Soccer Show ‘Match of the Day’
The move calms a crisis at the publicly funded broadcaster after Gary Lineker, a former soccer star, was removed from a flagship show because of a tweet about immigration policy.
Posted inBraverman, Suella British Broadcasting Corp Elections England Holocaust and the Nazi Era Immigration and Emigration Lineker, Gary (1960- ) News and News Media Politics and Government Shearer, Alan Soccer Social Media
BBC Suspends Host Gary Lineker Over Immigration Comments
Mr. Lineker, one of England’s best-known sports personalities, had accused the British home secretary of using language reminiscent of Nazi Germany to promote a plan to stop asylum seekers.
Posted inBritish Broadcasting Corp Foreign Workers Fox Sports Fox Sports 1 Homosexuality and Bisexuality Infantino, Gianni International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Ley, Bob Lineker, Gary (1960- ) NBC Sports Politics and Government Qatar Soccer Television Tirico, Mike (1966- ) World Cup 2022 (Soccer)
On Fox Sports, Viewers Get a World Cup Scrubbed of Controversy
Other broadcasters are questioning Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers and its laws against homosexuality. Fox Sports’ coverage, heavily sponsored by Qatar, is focused on the matches.