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BBC 'ignored' complaint on Lineker tweet lamenting death of Palestinian footballer

It comes as the BBC has confirmed that Lineker will return to air this week as the corporation launches a review of social media guidelines

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March 12, 2023 13:26

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 12: Gary Lineker leaves his home with his dog on March 12, 2023 in London, England. Match of the Day anchor Gary Lineker was asked by the BBC to step back from presenting their flagship football highlights program, Match of the Day this weekend, until they agree on a social media policy. Lineker, a former England international football player and previous winner of the prestigious Golden Boot award, tweeted his own views on the government's Stop Small Boats policy provoking a row over the impartiality of freelance BBC TV presenters. Several pundit colleagues of Lineker's have also refused to appear on the show in solidarity. This week's show aired as a highlights package only with no punditry and many other BBC sports radio and TV shows were cancelled. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

It's 5-0 to Gary Lineker as BBC capitulates over rules for presenters

Lineker was suspended - and then unsuspended - over a tweet comparing the government's language to that used by Nazis

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September 28, 2023 13:55

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Netflix condemned for Gary Lineker deal after he quit BBC over sharing post about Zionism with rat image

Streaming giant gives former England star bumper pay day for World Cup coverage despite antisemitism controversy

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December 12, 2025 16:43

Lineker was accused of antisemitism when he shared a social media post about Zionism featuring an image of a rat

Anger over Lineker retweet

Gary Lineker angers followers after retweeting antisemite 'Rachael Swindon'

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May 6, 2020 14:36

I thought we had reached peak Gary Lineker. I was wrong

The football pundit seems obsessed with displaying his universe-bending ignorance

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November 21, 2023 18:38

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 14: Gary Lineker speaks during a pro-remain a rally rejecting the the Prime Minister's Brexit deal on November 14, 2018 in London, England. Anti-Brexit groups 'Best for Britain' and 'The People's Vote Campaign' are holding a joint rally tonight to call on MPs to say they are not buying the Prime Minister's Brexit deal. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

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Lineker tweets broke BBC impartiality rules, says incoming chairman

The Match of the Day presenter was previously condemned for comparing the government’s language over migration to that of Nazi Germany

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December 13, 2023 11:53

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 14: Gary Linker is seen presenting for LaLigaTV prior to the LaLiga Santander match between RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona at RCDE Stadium on May 14, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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Gary Lineker ‘not welcome’ at famous football writer’s memorial after ‘giving ammunition to antisemites’

The presenter’s social media post about Zionism ‘crossed a line’ said the son of late author Brian Glanville, as the row over former BBC pundit continues

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June 9, 2025 11:23

Gary Lineker has reportedly been barred from delivering a tribute to famous football writer friend, Brian Glanville, who died last month aged 93. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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Gary Lineker under fire for '1930s Germany' tweet on immigration

The BBC Match of the Day host tweeted that the language used around immigration policy 'is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s'

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March 8, 2023 11:00

Gary Lineker under fire for '1930s Germany' tweet on immigration

Intellectual titan Gary Lineker’s latest endorsement is his worst yet

His repost of a BDS call makes his presence on the screens an affront to anyone who does not endorse Jew hate

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January 15, 2024 11:20

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Fight promoter Frank Warren tears into 'ill-informed' Lineker

Lineker was also called out on the alleged hypocrisy of accepting a presenting job at the World Cup in Qatar

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March 16, 2023 13:10

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: Promotor Frank Warren looks on ringside prior to during the Super Welterweight fight during the WBA World Flyweight Title fight between Artem Dalakian and David Jimenez at OVO Arena Wembley on January 28, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by James Chance/Getty Images)

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Shame on you, Holocaust survivor tells Lineker over asylum policy tweet

Prominent Jews have attacked the BBC pundit after he compared the language being used to discuss UK’s asylum plans to 1930s Germany

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March 9, 2023 16:41

The BBC should be glad that Gary Lineker won’t be their problem for much longer

The presenter epitomises how the corporation has lost its way

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April 22, 2025 13:51

Gary Lineker is set to give up hosting Match of the day at the end of this football season (Getty)

Lineker misses the mark

The Match of the Day presenter may mean well - but he should realise his response is part of a meticulously orchestrated process

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December 12, 2017 12:55

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Gary Lineker accuses BBC of ‘capitulating to lobbying’ over Gaza documentary withdrawal

The Match of the Day pundit said he would “100%” support the Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone doc being shown again

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April 22, 2025 11:18

Gary Lineker looks on during the Premier League Hall of Fame 2024 Inductions event (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images for Premier League)

Gary Lineker criticised over anti-Israel activist video

The Match of the Day presenter accused of bias after retweeting a clip posted by Ben White, a virulent critic of Israel

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December 12, 2017 11:17

Gary Lineker criticised over anti-Israel activist video

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'We live in an age of diktat by celebrity', says former FA chairman

David Bernstein said that the BBC's 'climbdown' over the Gary Lineker saga is 'embarrassing in the extreme'

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March 14, 2023 12:02

'We live in an age of diktat by celebrity', says former FA chairman

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