Celebrities and football clubs alike are showing their support for Gary Lineker following his fallout with the BBC. The popular TV presenter has been forced to step back from hosting Match of …
Shearer and a number of other BBC employees have thrown their support behind their friend and colleagueof the flagship show, with Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, Alex Scott, Micah Richards, Jermaine Jenas all revealing that they wouldn’t be involved.
With commentators also withdrawing and players and managers refusing to do interviews with the Beeb, Football Focus, Final Score, Five Live Sport and radio show Fighting Talk have also been pulled from the schedule.A statement from a BBC spokesperson read: “Some of our pundits have said they don’t wish to appear on the programme while we seek to resolve the situation with Gary.
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