Ian Wright says he won’t seem on Match of the Day tomorrow in “solidarity” with Gary Lineker after the BBC stated the presenter is stepping again from internet hosting the programme.
In response to the information, Wright tweeted: “Everybody knows what Match of the Day means to me, but I’ve told the BBC I won’t be doing it tomorrow. Solidarity.”
Other commentators and soccer pundits have additionally reacted to the information.
Former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville was amongst them. He tweeted: “When you take on the Tories and the system! Awful people who we need gone. Off for a (wine glass emoji).”
Former BBC journalist Jon Sopel drew a comparability with the company’s chairman Richard Sharp, who has been concerned in a cronyism row over him serving to Boris Johnson safe an £800,000 mortgage facility.
The former BBC correspondent tweeted: “Lucky there are no producer guidelines on whether you need to declare facilitating an £800k loan to a prime minister while applying for a job as chairman of a broadcasting organisation…”
Despite the BBC’s assertion, Sky News understands that Lineker has not agreed to this, and the assertion is inaccurate.
A supply near the presenter has informed Sky News that the company has taken him off air, as he’s unwilling to apologise for his feedback this week on social media and admit he shouldn’t have accomplished it.
The BBC stated Lineker will “step back” from presenting the present till he and the BBC have reached an “agreed and clear position” on his use of social media.
Former England footballer John Barnes informed Sky News that Lineker has “no reason to apologise”.
He stated: “Gary has no reason to apologise he has done absolutely nothing wrong” and spoke about impartiality and the BBC relating to the Qatar World Cup – the place Lineker offered protection for the broadcaster.
Asked by Sky’s Political editor Beth Rigby whether or not the BBC and Lineker may half firm, a senior BBC insider stated “hopefully it will be resolved”.
Lineker has been embroiled in a row over impartiality after evaluating the language used to launch a brand new Government asylum coverage with Thirties Germany.
Source: information.sky.com”