Gary Lineker leaving BBC
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After overthree decades with the BBC, Gary Lineker is set to leave this weekend, marking a significant turning point in his career and in the BBC's approach to social media and impartiality. The football presenter's abrupt exit follows a controversy over an allegedly 'anti-semitic' social media post that has reignited debates about the boundaries between personal expression and professional responsibility.
Por STEVE DOUGLASGary Lineker, el astro del fútbol inglés que se transformó en celebridad de los medios, dejará su papel como presentador de la BBC tras enfrentar críticas
Regular Match of the Day panelist has shared a studio with Gary Lineker on countless occasions and has shared a message of support ahead of the presenter's Match of the Day farewell
Lineker pleaded ignorance over the Instagram post, prompting "furious new calls for the BBC to sack him," due to the antisemitic connotations, The Telegraph reported.