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Gary Lineker has explained why he didn't present Match of the Day on Saturday night, despite being back on BBC screens following the controversy that saw him temporarily step back from his role.

Gary Lineker admitted he was 'glad to be back' on the BBC to present Manchester City''s FA Cup tie against Burnley, after controversially being told to step back from presenting Match of the Day last weekend.

Gary Lineker looks in line for a return to BBC TV as talks with the company over his suspension are "inching closer" to an agreement.

An unprecedented Match of the Day without presenters, pundits or commentators was watched by 500,000 more people last night than the previous week.

Naman Ramachandran BBC director general Tim Davie has apologized over the ongoing fracas around star soccer player turned sports pundit Gary Lineker, but will not resign. Last Tuesday, Lineker, commenting on the U.K. government’s controversial Illegal Migration Bill, tweeted, describing it as an “immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s.” Lineker is a star presenter on the BBC’s “Match of the Day” soccer program. Lineker’s tweet raised government hackles and on Friday, the BBC suspended him, saying: “The BBC has been in extensive discussions with Gary and his team in recent days.  We have said that we consider his recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines. The BBC has decided that he will step back from presenting ‘Match of the Day’ until we’ve got an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. When it comes to leading our football and sports coverage, Gary is second to none.  We have never said that Gary should be an opinion free zone, or that he can’t have a view on issues that matter to him, but we have said that he should keep well away from taking sides on party political issues or political controversies.”

Football Focus and Final Score have been axed from today's BBC schedule as presenters are continuing to pull out in solidarity with Gary Lineker. BBC Radio 5 Live Sport has also suffered as contributors refused to go on the air.

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.

Gary Lineker has been "overwhelmed" by support from his Match of the Day colleagues after they decided to boycott Saturday night's show. The broadcaster announced that the England legend would be 'stepping back' from the popular football program on Friday after he "breached guidelines" by criticising the government's new Migration Bill on social media.

The BBC’s popular Premier League highlights show Match of the Day will air without a studio presenter or its regular roster of pundits after lead presenter Gary Lineker was asked to step back from coverage after breaking the broadcaster’s impartiality rules on Twitter.

Manchester City face Arsenal for the first time in the Premier League this season less than three weeks on from dumping Mikel Arteta's side out of the FA Cup in the fourth round.

The BBC’s live coverage of an FA Cup tie between Wolves and Liverpool was plagued by an apparent pornography prank on Tuesday evening in the UK.

Gary Speed's widow has suffered another tragic loss as her new husband has died following a battle with cancer. Louise found love again after the loss of the ex-footballer and remarried to Quinton Bird, who sadly passed away following a brain cancer diagnosis.

Celtic star Aaron Mooy has found himself at the centre of a back and forth between England legends Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer live on air.

Alex Scott has been praised by football fans across the world after defying FIFA's rules and wearing a One Love armband during a live broadcast.

After being overshadowed by the BBC’s focus on the human rights issues that have been surrounding the World Cup 2022, yesterday’s opener between hosts Qatar and Ecuador kicked off with a hefty peak of 8M viewers.

Holly Willoughby, 41, has been splashed across the headlines ever since she and Phillip Schofield were accused of jumping a "14-hour" queue that had assembled to say farewell to the Queen Elizabeth II lying in state.The This Morning presenter appeared to have moved on from the furore with a tender birthday message in celebration of her youngest son.Chester turned eight today, and Holly shared a seemingly makeup-free photo of herself and her son cuddling together to mark the occasion."Early morning blurry snuggles with the birthday boy!" she announced to her eight million followers."Happy 8th Birthday Chester…we love you so very much," she continued affectionately, adding a football emoji to leave no-one in doubt about one of his favourite hobbies.Celebrity pals flooded the comments page with happy birthday tributes, including Rochelle Humes, who is a co-presenter on This Morning.Alan Carr, Dermot O' Leary, Alison Hammond, Kate Thornton and Angela Scanlon also posted their well wishes.Meanwhile, ex-footballer Alan Shearer and model Abbey Clancey were among those joining in, with the latter exclaiming: "Happy birthday to our gorgeous Chester, have the best day beautiful boy!""8!?!? How is that even possible.The days are flying by so take those cuddles at every opportunity," advised Jake Humphrey.Holly always keeps her children's faces hidden away from social media, preferring to take photos of them from a back or side angle, and today was no exception.It is the first personal post she had made since the queue row first erupted.After taking a break from social media, fuelling unsubstantiated rumours that she could be sacked from This Morning over the issue, she returned to the picture-sharing site last Thursday.She recently

Alan Shearer says he does not think Manchester United will earn a top four spot based on their performances so far this season.

Everton full-back Nathan Patterson is earning plaudits for his performance in the English Premier League after another outstanding display against West Ham.

Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have both hailed Erling Haaland for his incredible finish against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Rio Ferdinand says Erling Haaland’s mission to break scoring records this season will be aided by the fact he will be resting for the duration of the World Cup.

ITV presenter Declan Donnelly as the Geordie star announced the birth of his second child. The 46-year-old, who is one half of Geordie presenting duo Ant and Dec, confirmed the news with an adorable post on Instagram last night. Dec said they welcomed Jack Anthony Alphonsus into the world shortly before 10am on Saturday.