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BBC's flagship soccer show boycotted over Gary Lineker impartiality row | CNN

CNN — The BBC’s weekend soccer coverage has been plunged into chaos following its announcement Gary Lineker would “step back” from presenting, after he became embroiled in an impartiality row when he criticized British government policy on Twitter. The broadcaster now faces a boycott from pundits, presenters and even players of its flagship soccer show “Match of the Day,” while other soccer…

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Lineker v. BBC: Social Media Guidelines and why the fish rots from the head on impartiality row

A really clever blog post by our Dylan Morley about the importance of social media guidelines, fish, media and politics

Over a week ago a row broke out at the UK’s national broadcaster, the BBC, over a tweet by its senior football anchor and Match of the Day presenter, Gary Lineker. The one-time England record goal scorer is notable for never receiving a yellow card despite making over 650 appearances in his playing career. However, it was his performance on social media that saw him earn a red card from the top…