Summary: All Saturday goals in the 27th round of the English league, 11.3 (Sport1)
The controversy surrounding Gary Lineker and his suspension from the BBC's Match of the Day program came to an end today (Monday), for now: the network announced that the popular broadcaster is returning to his role and will return to present the program.
Lineker wrote today: "After a crazy few days, I'm delighted we've managed to navigate our way back. I want to thank you all for the amazing support, especially my colleagues at BBC Sport, for the amazing show of solidarity. Football is a team game but their backing has been crucial. I submit Sport on the BBC for almost 3 decades and I'm immensely proud to work on the best and fairest broadcaster in the world. I can't wait to get back to my seat at MOTD on Saturday.
"Final thought: As difficult as the last few days have been, it's nothing like fleeing your home as a refugee or war to to seek refuge in a distant land.
It is heartwarming to see the empathy for their plight from many of you.
We remain a country of mostly tolerant, hospitable and generous people.
Thanks".
He won, big time.
Lineker (Photo: Reuters)
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"Gary is a valued member of the BBC and an integral part of it, and I know how important the BBC is to Gary, and I look forward to him presenting our program this weekend," said the BBC's director-general, Tim Davey
. The corporation's highest earner was suspended on Friday after he compared the Conservative government's comments on immigrants to the spirit of Nazi Germany. The BBC said the tweet broke company rules, but critics accused the corporation of stifling free speech. Davey said an investigation would follow. Internally of the BBC's staff social media rules to address the "grey areas" in the guidelines.
He also received love in the stands at the weekend.
A fan in the match between City and Palace (Photo: GettyImages)
As you know, the affair reverberated throughout England throughout the weekend, with reactions from members of the media, football and even fans who expressed support for the former striker and the current commentator in the stadiums during Shabbat.
Over the weekend the MOTD program took place without the commentator and no coverage at all, with an empty studio of a presenter and a team of commentators who backed up Lineker's statements and behavior.
At the same time, the former striker chose to spend Saturday at the home stadium of Leicester, his former team.
He was warmly received by the local audience.
Ian Wright's support message
On Saturday, the BBC issued a message to viewers in which they apologized for the lack of sports broadcasts on the channel following the Lineker affair, which was joined by friends and its presenters: "BBC will present only a very limited content of sports programs this weekend and therefore our broadcast schedule will change accordingly. We apologize for the changes that create disappointment among our viewers and work hard to handle the situation and find a solution."
At the same time, according to reports, Lineker has already received a new and tempting offer from BT Sport, the broadcasting network that cooperates with TNT SPORTS and in which the English commentator has already broadcast the Champions League until 2021. After the explosion of the affair with the BBC, it is claimed that he received a big offer to move to them, but as mentioned The story is over for now.
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