The former soccer player, who compared British immigration law to Nazi Germany, will stop presenting the ‘Match of the Day’ program, which he has directed since 1999, until he reaches an agreement with the corporation on his use of social networks.
Gary Lineker, ex-soccer player of the English team and one of the Biggest Figures On UK Television, stop hosting the show “Match of the Day” de la BBC, which he has directed since 1999, until he reaches an agreement with the public corporation on his use of social networks.
Lineker has been the center of controversy in recent days for his Criticism on Twitter of the Conservative Government’s plan british of deny asylum to migrants that they arrive in boats
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The BBC, where is the highest paid with more than a million euros per year for his role as a presenter, he has a strict impartiality policy in networks for their journalists.
Gary Lineker to step back from presenting Match of the Day until agreement reached on social media use – BBC statement https://t.co/WMsgqRzWrw
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Lineker, who has already had problems in the past for his criticism of the British Conservative Party, described on Twitter as “beyond horrible” the bill against illegal immigration presented by the Minister of the Interior, Suella Bravermanand, in response to another user, he thought that his language is reminiscent of that of the Germany coconut.
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In a statement, the BBC announced on Friday that Lineker’s recent activity violates the company’s social media guidelines, adding that “should not take sides on partisan issues or in political controversies”.
Braverman called his statements “irresponsible”, which were also censored this Thursday by the Minister of Culture, Lucy Frazer, who stressed that the BBC must be impartial to “maintain the trust of the audience” that subsidizes it.
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“Match of the Day” is the soccer program more popular of the UK and the longer lived in the world, as it has been broadcast since August 22, 1964. Some legends of English football, such as Alan Shearer e Ian Wright have shown their support for Lineker after the BBC’s controversial decision.
“The informed the BBC that I won’t appear on the show tomorrow night”, wrote Shearer in his networks. The ex-goleador of the Newcastle he is a regular pundit on the show. “Everybody knows what ‘Match of the Day’ means to me, but I told the BBC I won’t be speaking this Saturday. Solidarity“Wright remarked.
