Gary Lineker says 'great to be here' as he makes BBC return to cover football
ok.co.ukGary Lineker has shared a picture of himself in a BBC studio ahead of returning to present live coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley.The presenter, 62, was taken off air last week by the corporation for a tweet comparing the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany in a row over impartiality.
Taking to Twitter on Saturday (18 March), the broadcaster shared a photo of himself at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley.
In the caption, he wrote: "Ah the joys of being allowed to stick to football." He later shared another picture with former England footballers turned hosts Alan Shearer and Micah Richards calling them “teammates” as they prepared to give an on-air analysis on the game.
As the show opened, Lineker said it was "great to be here" as Alan Shearer told viewers that last week was a "difficult situation", when sports presenters and journalists refused to appear on-air.
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