BBC One broadcast a stripped back Premier League highlights show on Saturday after Gary Lineker had been stood down as presenter...
Date published: Sunday 12th March 2023 9:48 -BBC One broadcast a stripped back Premier League highlights show on Saturday after Gary Lineker had been stood down as presenter.
The show lasted 20 minutes and did not feature the usual title music or graphics, instead using the name Premier League Highlights. It sparked a wave of boycotts from fellow pundits and presenters, with Ian Wright and Alan Shearer leading the list of names to show solidarity with Lineker and withdrawing from Saturday’s broadcast.
The broadcaster opted to go ahead with showing the day’s top-flight highlights, which included Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat to the league’s bottom side Bournemouth, in a truncated format.
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