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Match Of The Day went ahead on Saturday night in almost silence without a presenter, pundits and regular commentators, following the fallout over presenter Gary Lineker. Co-stars Alan Shearer and Ian Wright announced they would be boycotting the show, in solidarity with the sports broadcaster and footballing icon, late on Friday evening.
With the BBC's sporting schedule thrown into disarray this weekend, the football highlights programme was screened in a much shorter time of just 20 minutes. The show was aired with a very different look following an apology from an announcer.
They said: "We're sorry that we're unable to show our normal Match of the Day including commentary tonight, but here now is the best action from today's premier league matches."
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Gary stepped back from Match of the Day in a row over impartiality after comparing the language used to launch a new government asylum policy with 1930s Germany on Twitter. On Friday the BBC announced that he would take a break from presenting the flagship show until an “agreed and clear position” on his use of social media had been reached.
As well as the show's familiar faces, viewers also quickly clocked that the show's rousing theme tune was also missing. @razzo1 said: "#MOTD not even getting the opening theme tune surely that’s a first" and @FPLBri shouted: "WEIRDEST MOTD EVER!"
@Shelley_Bxx said: "Gutted we have lost the #MOTD tune." @PottskyRob joked: "Even the theme tune refused to be part of the show." And @SteveRightNLeft said: "How ridiculous the BBC couldn't even play the theme tune."
@ColPmusic asked: "No theme tune tonight????" And @suzy_woozzy quipped: "Couldn't they have had
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will return to his Match of the Day presenting duties after the BBC apologised for suspending him in an impartiality row that has rocked the corporation. Lineker got to keep his job but made no apology for his tweet comparing the language used to launch a small boats asylum policy with that used in 1930s Germany – and tweeted again about the plight of refugees within minutes of being reinstated.
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Gary Lineker 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 presenter has been embroiled in a row over impartiality after comparing the language used to launch a new Government asylum policy with 1930s Germany.The announcement prompted pundit and former Arsenal striker Ian Wright to tweet that he will not be appearing on the programme on Saturday in “solidarity” with Lineker. A BBC spokesperson said: “The BBC has been in extensive discussions with Gary and his team in recent days.
Match of the Day presenter Ian Wright has said he will not appear on tomorrow’s edition of the BBC’s Premier League highlights show in “solidarity” with lead presenter Gary Lineker who was asked to step back from coverage after breaking the broadcaster’s impartiality rules on Twitter.
Gary Lineker is stepping back from presenting Match of the Day over a row over the BBC's impartiality terms, the broadcaster confirmed on Friday.
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