The BBC is about to run a “much-reduced” Sunday soccer schedule, because the fallout over Gary Lineker’s tweet on the British governments asylum coverage continues.
Match of the Day 2 and reside protection of the Ladies’s Tremendous League sport between Chelsea and Manchester United are anticipated to be affected.
BBC Sports activities Editor Dan Roan tweeted:
“At this stage BBC anticipating the deliberate WSL match between Chelsea and Manchester United this afternoon to be on BBC2, however with no pre-match presentation.
“Anticipating MOTD2 to comply with comparable much-reduced format to MOTD final evening.”
In unprecedented scenes, Saturday’s Match of the Day – the BBC’s flagship soccer present – was stripped to the naked bones, consisting solely of transient highlights of the day’s Premier League motion with no commentary or presentation.
That was after pundits and commentators stepped again from their duties in solidarity with Lineker, who was suspended on Friday for allegedly breaching BBC impartiality pointers.
Saturday’s editions of Soccer Focus and Last Rating have been taken off air after presenters and reporters pulled out, whereas Radio 5 Dwell’s sport schedule was additionally closely impacted.
BBC Director-Normal Tim Davie has apologised for the disruption, saying that (opens in new tab) “success for me is getting [Lineker] again on air”.
