Gary Lineker being pursued by rival broadcaster amid BBC row

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Gary Lineker is reportedly being eyed up by BT Sport amid his ongoing row with the BBC over the way he uses his personal Twitter account.

The Match of the Day presenter, who was previously one of the country’s best players after a terrific career with the England national team, as well as the likes of Leicester City, Tottenham and Barcelona at club level, is known for being quite outspoken on social media.

However, one recent tweet about the government’s current policy on refugees appears to have crossed a line, with Lineker refusing orders to delete the tweet comparing the language used by the Conservatives as being like something out of 1930s Germany.

This row is now leading to Lineker being linked with a move to broadcasting rivals BT Sport, according to the Daily Mail.

Gary Lineker to BT Sport?

It would be strange not to see Lineker on the BBC after so many years with them, but one couldn’t blame the 62-year-old for wondering if it’s worth all this trouble staying with them.

Although everyone will have different views on these things, it’s not clear Lineker actually broke any rules or did anything different to other BBC employees like Alan Sugar in the past.

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5 Comments

  1. More likely a background job by the Labour Party who have no other alternative ideas on ending the problem of this illegal immigration problem.
    Using their Lefty millionaire high public profile sympathetic idealism people to influence the voting public

    1. Yes, God forbid anyone tries to influence the public against a government. I shudder at the thought of such open democracy.

  2. The BBC is a bit of a joke at the moment, I don’t understand the need to pay a tv licience, I do not agree with it…do I legally have to pay for a service thanks corrupt?, you can’t belive the news and the Jimmy Saville scandal says it all….where is our freedom of speach….I’m backing Gary like the rest of the country, time for a shake up at the very top of the so called BBC

  3. The BBC has lost its way. Suspending Gary Lineker whilst one of their senior executives who is being investigated is still working.
    Their programs are in a mess revamping Question of Sport, Top Gear etc getting rid of Ken Bruce. The BBC needs to listen to its licence payers. Things definitely need to change for the better

  4. “Gary Lineker will return to present Match of the Day after he was taken off air following an impartiality row in which he criticised the government’s new asylum policy.

    BBC director general Tim Davie announced an independent review will be carried out on social media guidelines.

    Lineker said he backs the review and is looking forward to getting back on air.

    He said the last few days had been “surreal” and thanked people for their “incredible support”.

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