Gary Lineker returns to present BBC’s FA Cup coverage after impartiality row

Gary Lineker will return to TV screens to present live coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley

GARY LINEKER WILL return to TV screens to present live coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley on Saturday.

Lineker was taken off air last week for a tweet comparing the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany. Many of Lineker’s BBC Sport colleagues walked out in “solidarity” last weekend, with highlight shows significantly shorter than usual and aired without presentation or commentary.Match Of The Day aired for only 20 minutes last Saturday without accompanying commentary or analysis from presenters, with Sunday’s edition following a similar format and running for just 15 minutes.

Davie apologised for what he acknowledged had been “a difficult period for staff, contributors, presenters and, most importantly, our audiences” and described the BBC’s commitment to freedom of expression and impartiality as a “difficult balancing act”.

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