He had returned to BBC football shows on Saturday, having been taken off air following an impartiality row with the BBC. The BBC has stated that Alex Scott will step in for Lineker for the coverage of Brighton & Hove Albion vs Grimsby Town in the afternoon. BBC News reports that Lineker could be heard struggling with his voice on Saturday's live coverage of Manchester City v Burnley, and it deteriorated overnight. Gary Lineker had been reinstated on the BBC for this weekend (Image: PA)What did Gary Lineker's impartiality row concern? Lineker had got into trouble with the BBC following comments he had made on Twitter concerning the Government's new Illegal Migration Bill.

Source: Express March 19, 2023 12:24 UTC