Former England representative Gary Lineker, who has been hosting a soccer program for many years at the British public broadcaster BBC, has been suspended from appearing on the program after criticizing the British government's immigration policy on SNS.
The BBC has said that it "violated the fairness guidelines", but the ripples are spreading, such as the players and commentators who have rebelled and boycotted the appearance.
In response to the UK's Sunak government's bill to deny asylum claims to those who entered the country illegally, Lineker tweeted that it was "an extremely cruel policy aimed at the most vulnerable". wrote, criticizing it by likening it to Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
In response to this, the BBC announced on the 10th that Lineker would be banned from appearing on a popular soccer program that he has hosted for 25 years, saying that he "violated the guidelines on the use of social media and undermined fairness." bottom.
In response to this, there was a series of criticisms such as "I'm taking into account the intentions of the administration and the ruling party" and "It's taking away Mr. Lineker's freedom of expression as a freelancer." The programs on the 11th and 12th will be broadcast without commentary, and the time will be shortened.
BBC Chairman Davey apologized for the impact on broadcasting and said, ``I would like to clarify the freelance guidelines and find a solution,'' and explained that he is working on Mr. Lineker's return.
Mr. Lineker was the top scorer at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, and also played for Nagoya Grampus in Japan's J-League for two seasons starting in 1993.