Call for departure BBC boss swells after fuss about Gary Lineker, iconic TV program ‘stripped down’ | Foreign football

In solidarity with Lineker san Match of the Day Saturday evening only images without commentary of the Premier League program of that day, the legendary opening tune of the iconic BBC program was also missing.

Former footballer Lineker had to stop as a presenter following a tweet because, according to the BBC, he had violated the broadcaster’s social media guidelines. In the tweet, he compares the British government’s language on asylum policy to that of Nazi Germany.

Roger Mosey argues in a series of tweets that the BBC has not always been consistent in applying the rules in recent years. With Lineker’s departure, it appears the BBC has given in to “one side of the culture war,” Mosey said. According to him, the chairman in particular contributed to that image. He therefore believes that Sharp should resign because he has ‘damaged the credibility of the BBC’.

Politician Ed Davey also called on Sharp to leave because of the fuss over Lineker. “His appointment and position are now totally untenable and he must resign,” said the leader of the Liberal Democrats.

Sharp has come under a magnifying glass for the second time in a short time. In January it was announced that a British regulator was going to investigate the appointment of the BBC chairman for alleged bribery. He is said to have helped then Prime Minister Boris Johnson obtain a £800,000 loan just weeks before he was appointed chairman of the broadcaster by the government.

Lineker himself was in the stands in Leicester at the match between his old club Leicester City and Chelsea. The visitors won the game 1-3. In the stadium, some supporters expressed their support for the presenter. They held placards that read, “I agree with Gary. Migrants welcome’. Fans also brought a sign with the text ‘Gary Lineker for Prime Minister’.