Match of the Day to go ahead 'without studio presentation or punditry'
Alan Shearer has said he will not appear on Match of the Day on Saturday night after the BBC took Gary Lineker off the show
Match of the Day will go ahead as planned on Saturday without"studio presentation or punditry", and will instead focus on"match action", the BBC has said.in a row over impartiality after comparing the language used to launch a new government asylum policy with 1930s Germany. He is stepping back from Match Of The Day until an"agreed and clear position" on his social media use is made, the corporation said on Friday.Ian Wright and Alan Shearer have pulled out of appearing on tomorrow night's programmeShearer tweeted:"I have informed the BBC that I won't be appearing on MOTD tomorrow night", while Wright had posted:"Everybody knows what Match of the Day means to me, but I've told the BBC I won't be doing it tomorrow. Solidarity.
A BBC spokesperson said:"Some of our pundits have said that they don't wish to appear on the programme while we seek to resolve the situation with Gary. "We understand their position and we have decided that the programme will focus on match action without studio presentation or punditry."
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