Gary Lineker posted a photo back in the Match of the Day studio as he reflected on 'the joys of being allowed to stick to football'.
Lineker did not work on Match of the Day last week after being suspended for tweets about the government's Rwanda migrant policy.
He was accused of violating the Corporation's impartiality rules before receiving a swift U-turn and apology.The ex-England striker captioned the post: "Teammates."Gary Lineker believed he had 'special agreement' over refugee and immigration tweets, says agentLineker had been asked to step back from presenting Match of the Day, which saw fellow pundits and commentators boycott the show and its Sunday edition over the weekend.
Instead, the BBC showed highlights packages of the Premier League games without any presenters, analysis and commentary.
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