More than 10 of the BBC’s highest-profile sports stars have staged an unprecedented walkout over the British broadcaster’s decision to suspend Gary Lineker.
Below is a list of those who have walked out, with links to tweets explaining their reasons for joining the protest. Alan Shearer, BBC’s top football pundit and former Newcastle United striker Ian Wright, former Arsenal player is a Match of the Day regular Jermaine Jenas, ex-Spurs player is a presenter and pundit Alex Scott, Football Focus host and former Arsenal player Mark Chapman, anchors live sports coverage on 5 Live and presents Match of the Day 2 Colin Murray, presents Fighting Talk on BBC Radio 5 Live Dion Dublin, former Manchester United player and 5 Live regular Jason Mohammad, presents Final Score for BBC1 Micah Richards, former Manchester City defender and one of the BBC’s top football pundits Glenn Murray, ex-pro is a Football Focus pundit and 5 Live regular Kelly Somers, football presenter and journalist Steve Wilson, one of the BBC’s top football commentators By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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