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Gary Lineker calls out Richard Madeley for 'misrepresenting' him

Carly Burd was devastated after the allotment she used to feed the community was salted overnight. (Credit: @carlyburd43/TikTok)

Woman devastated as allotment used to feed community is destroyed

BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker refused to retract his tweet criticising the UK Government's immigration policies (Picture: Ian Walton/PA)

BBC forced into FA Cup coverage shake-up after Lineker falls ill

Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker leaves his home in London on Friday before him being standing down was announced.

Explainer Why Gary Lineker will not be on Match of the Day tonight

GB News Match of the Day episode receives Ofcom complaints

Gary Lineker will return to Match Of The Day this weekend (Photo: PA)

Ex-BBC governor says sack Gary Lineker and replace him with woman

Gary Lineker has described accusations that he called northern voters “racist bigots” as “outrageous and dangerously provocative” (Photo: Marc Atkins/AFP via Getty Images)

'Dangerously provocative': Gary Lineker hits back at Tory MP's claims

BBC director general Tim Davie was forced into an embarrassing u-turn over Gary Lineker (Image: Kim Mogg / Getty)

Impartiality is the concept that goes to the heart of the BBC’s crisis Nick Mitchell

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has seen his son receive death threats on Twitter after his BBC suspension was lifted - Credit: Getty Images

Gary Lineker calls out Elon Musk over death threats on Twitter

Gary Lineker is returning to Match of the Day after Twitter row. (Graphic by Mark Hall)

Match of the Day presenters from Kenneth Wolstenholme to Gary Lineker

BBC director general Tim Davie and chairman Richard Sharp both have links to the Tory Party (Image: Kim Mogg / Getty)

The influence of the Tories and right-wing press on the BBC is clear Mark E Thomas

Gary Lineker is to return to presenting sport on the BBC after he was taken off air over a tweet in which he seemingly compared the UK government’s controversial new asylum policy to Nazi Germany. Credit: Getty Images

Gary Lineker back on BBC after asylum seeker row - what happened?

Gary Lineker will return as MOTD host this weekend. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Gary Lineker set to return to Match of the Day this weekend

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Lineker sees red as ref misses off-the-ball incident - cartoon

Alessia Russo of Manchester United is challenged by Erin Cuthbert of Chelsea. Picture: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images

BBC to show Chelsea vs Man Utd in WSL but with ‘no pundits’

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Will Match of the Day 2 be on Sunday? Latest explained

Match of the Day anchor Gary Lineker was asked by the BBC to step back from presenting their flagship football highlights program, Match of the Day, until they agree on a social media policy. Lineker, a former England international football player and previous winner of the prestigious Golden Boot award, tweeted his own views on the government’s Stop Small Boats policy provoking a row over the impartiality of freelance BBC TV presenters.

BBC licence payers, not Lineker, robbed of freedom of expression David Montgomery

Gary Lineker looks on from the stands during this afternoon's Premier League match between Leicester City and Chelsea FC at The King Power Stadium

Match of the Day review: zombie show proves how magic it usually is

BBC Director General Tim Davie. Picture: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images

BBC director-general’s first words since Gary Lineker row began

BBC issues statement after being forced to cancel sport shows

Gary Lineker, who will "step back" from presenting Match Of The Day until he and the BBC have reached an "agreed and clear position" on his use of social media, the broadcaster said

Explainer Every change to BBC’s football coverage follow Gary Linker fallout

Alex Scott and other pundits have pulled out of presenting the Football Focus and Final Score programmes

Explainer Football Focus ‘will not air’ after presenters withdraw in protest

Screen grab from Final Score episode on Saturday, 4 March. Picture: BBC iPlayer

Final Score removed from TV schedule as presenters boycott show

Gary Lineker. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

BBC’s impartiality guidelines explained and if they apply to Lineker

Match of the Day 2 will have the majority of the action this weekend

Match of the Day commentators join boycott over Gary Lineker decision

The BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of rightwing backlash according to reports in The Guardian

BBC claims Wild Isles was 'always five episodes' amid censorship row

Sports Broadcaster Gary Lineker is the subject of a £4.9 million tax battle with HM Revenue and Customs (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

HMRC ‘looking in wrong place’ over Gary Lineker’s £4.9m tax bill

Football commentator John Motson has died aged 77. (Pic: PA / NationalWorld graphics)

‘The voice of football’ - tributes to John Motson pour in

YouTuber Daniel Jarvis claims credit for Match of the Day prank

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Match of the Day sabotaged with bizarre ‘sex noises’ phone prank

The coffin of Pele leaves Santos’ Vila Belmiro stadium. Credit: Wagner Meier/Getty Images

Pele funeral in photos - fans gather to pay tribute to football legend

Rob Burrows and family attend BBC Sports Personality Of The Year (Getty Images)

All of the winners at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

Lionel Messi of Argentina lifts the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Winner’s Trophy. (Getty Images)

Lionel Messi: why Argentina star wore black robe to lift World Cup

Kylian Mbappe is viewed as one of the fastest players in world football. (Getty Images)

Mbappe vs Walker top speed: find out who is fastest, according to FIFA

Hassan Al-Thawadi.

Qatar World Cup chief accuses BBC of ‘racist’ coverage

Alan Shearer and Ian Wright (Getty Images)

What time is Match of the Day on TV? Who are the hosts and pundits?

Ed Sheeran (Getty Images)

Ed Sheeran gives surprise performance at Wayne Lineker’s bar in Ibiza

Lineker has worked with the BBC since his retirement from football in 1994

Gary Lineker: MOTD presenter named BBC’s highest paid talent

Gary Lineker is the BBC’s top earner of its on-air talent for the fifth consecutive year - and the only name to earn over £1 million annually. (Pic: Getty)

The BBC’s highest on-air earners have been revealed for 2021/22

Lineker is going nowhere

Gary Lineker addresses rumours James Corden could replace him on MOTD

Shane Warne of Australia celebrates victory vs England in the Fifth Ashes Test Match at Trent Bridge on August 10, 1997.

‘The greatest spinner ever’: cricket world pays tribute to Shane Warne

Lewis Hamilton won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2020

When is BBC SPOTY? Past winners and 2021 nominees

BBC stars Huw Edwards, Zoe Ball and Gary Lineker are the top earners (Photos: Getty)

BBC staff criticise pay of top stars like Gary Lineker and Zoe Ball

Stars such as Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker and Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball are reportedly among those who face a pay cut (Getty Images)

BBC cuts pay to top talent by 10% with biggest-earners set for decrease

England and Scotland have had some fantastic players over the years

England Greatest XI v Scotland Greatest XI: We select our sides and who will win

Fabrice Muamba suffered from a cardiac arrest during a game in 2012 (Photo: Friedemann Vogel/Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Fabrice Muamba says Eriksen collapse brought back 'scary' emotions

Markku Kanerva, Head Coach of Finland and Teemu Pukki of Finland wait on the pitch as Christian Eriksen (Not pictured) of Denmark receives medical treatment during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group B match between Denmark and Finland on June 12, 2021 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Christian Eriksen: viewers criticise BBC coverage after player received CPR

Former England strikers Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker aren't included in the greatest Three Lions team.

Owen and Redknapp snub Lineker and Shearer in choosing greatest England team

Gary Lineker is stepping down as the presenter of Champions League football on BT Sport (BT Sport)

Gary Lineker to step down as presenter of BT Sport’s Champions League coverage