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Match of the Day will be shown tonight on BBC One but will last “just 20 minutes” - with no presenter, pundits, commentary or interviews - after the fallout from the decision to take Gary Lineker off air forced the BBC into a heavily limited highlights programme.The BBC said on Friday night that Match of the Day would be shown “without studio presentation or punditry” after Ian Wright and Alan Shearer stepped down out of “solidarity” with Lineker, but the withdrawal of Match of the Day’s commentators forced producers into a further rethink.The BBC earlier apologised for a “limited sport programming this weekend” after Football Focus and Final Score were axed from Saturday afternoon’s schedule and other sports content was disrupted.Football Focus and Final Score were pulled after hosts Alex Scott and Jason Mohammed said they would not appear on air, with several other pundits, reporters and backroom staff joining the revolt.It comes after the BBC ruled Lineker’s criticism of the government’s new asylum policy had breached their impartiality guidelines. Pogo
Match of the Day will be shown tonight on BBC One but will last “just 20 minutes” - with no presenter, pundits, commentary or interviews - after the fallout from the decision to take Gary Lineker off air forced the BBC into a heavily limited highlights programme.The BBC said on Friday night that Match of the Day would be shown “without studio presentation or punditry” after Ian Wright and Alan Shearer stepped down out of “solidarity” with Lineker, but the withdrawal of Match of the Day’s commentators forced producers into a further rethink.The BBC earlier apologised for a “limited sport programming this weekend” after Football Focus and Final Score were axed from Saturday afternoon’s schedule and other sports content was disrupted.Football Focus and Final Score were pulled after hosts Alex Scott and Jason Mohammed said they would not appear on air, with several other pundits, reporters and backroom staff joining the revolt.It comes after the BBC ruled Lineker’s criticism of the government’s new asylum policy had breached their impartiality guidelines. Egame