The BBC and football presenter Gary Lineker have settled their dispute and reached an agreement. The ex-striker returns to the screen.
The dispute between the BBC and prominent football presenter Gary Lineker has ended. As the public broadcaster announced, the ex-English national player will return to the screen.
“Gary is a valued part of the BBC and I know how much the BBC means to Gary and I look forward to him presenting our coverage over the coming weekend,” said BBC Director General Tim Davie. He announced an independent investigation into social media regulations. Lineker was satisfied. He is happy to return to the air, said the 62-year-old.
Lineker tweeted last Tuesday that the rhetoric of Britain’s Conservative government was “not unlike that of Germany in the 1930s.” The BBC saw this as a violation of its strict rules of neutrality and suspended the popular moderator. As a result, several moderators and commentators refused to work on their part, in the flagship show “Match of the Day”, otherwise directed by Lineker, only game scenes were shown without comment. Critics accused the BBC of bowing to government pressure.
Source: Stern
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