Gary Lineker - report

English footballer and television presenter (born 1960)

Gary Winston Lineker is an English sports broadcaster and former professional footballer. Lineker is the only player to have been the top goalscorer in England with three clubs: Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. He also played for Barcelona in Spain, and won 80 caps for England. He finished his career as England's second top international goalscorer. He has presented the BBC's flagship football show, Match of the Day, since 1999.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker

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Match of the Day's Gary Lineker topped the list for the sixth year in a row. Zoe Ball was the highest earning female with a salary of £980,000. Alan Shearer was in third place with a pay packet of £445,00.
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Sports presenter Gary Lineker will return on air after BBC agrees to review social media guidelines. BBC forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming after commentators, analysts and Premier League players refused to appear in support of Lineker. Director General Tim Davie said he recognized it had been a “difficult period for staff’
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BBC forced Gary Lineker to "step back" from Match of the Day. Alan Shearer and Ian Wright then pulled out of tonight’s MOTD broadcast. It will instead go out with no host or post-match analysis. Football Focus also cancelled.
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Former footballer sent a pair of tweets taking Tories to task for a new border proposal seeking to curb the flow of illegal immigration. BBC said it considered Lineker's "recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines"
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Match of the Day host compared UK asylum policy to Nazi Germany. Raised questions about the BBC's much-vaunted neutrality. All staff and on-air talent are bound by 'due' impartiality.
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Match of the Day host criticised Home Secretary Suella Braverman. He compared the language used to launch the policy with 1930s Germany. BBC says it is taking matter'seriously' and expects to have a 'frank conversation'