No presenters on MOTD after Gary Lineker told to ‘step back’ by BBC | ITV News

Former footballer Gary Lineker will "step back" from presenting BBC's Match of the Day (MOTD) after sparking controversy with a tweet accusing the home secretary of using Nazi-like language in her new immigration policy.

The presenter will "step back" from the programme until there is "an agreed and clear position on his use of social media", the BBC said in a statement on Friday.

Questions had began to swirl around who would present the show this coming Saturday, but the BBC have now said the show will go ahead "without studio presentation or punditry".

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."

It comes after a number of fellow MOTD pundits came out in support of Lineker.

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