GARY LINEKER WILL not current the BBC’s FA Cup protection on Sunday after shedding his voice following his on-screen return.
The previous England striker was restored to his presenting position for stay protection of Manchester Metropolis’s 6-0 thrashing of Burnley on Saturday, per week after being taken off air in an impartiality row.
Lineker was criticised for evaluating the launch of the UK authorities’s new asylum coverage to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany.
Nevertheless, his elimination sparked chaos throughout the BBC’s sporting protection as presenters, pundits and commentators confirmed their backing for Lineker by refusing to work.
A compromise was reached on Monday as the 2 sides mentioned that they had agreed that Lineker would return to screens whereas the company launches an unbiased overview into its social media pointers.
I’ve been silenced…. actually, by a nasty chilly so, annoyingly, gained’t be working at @OfficialBHAFC this afternoon.
— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) March 19, 2023
Lineker, who’s the BBC’s highest paid presenter, mentioned “it’s nice to be right here” as he fronted stay protection from the Etihad.
However the BBC mentioned on Sunday he wouldn’t current Brighton’s quarter-final conflict with fourth-tier Grimsby attributable to sickness.
“Resulting from sickness, we’ve obtained a line-up change for right now’s stay FA Cup protection of Brighton v Grimsby on BBC One,” BBC Sport tweeted.
“As viewers may have seen yesterday, Gary Lineker was struggling together with his voice and sadly it has deteriorated in a single day. Alex Scott can be internet hosting as a substitute.”
Former England girls’s worldwide Scott was one of many presenters who refused to work final weekend in assist of Lineker.
– © AFP 2023
