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BBC Melts Down as Boycott Spreads in Support of Host Gary Lineker

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The weekend’s soccer programming was thrown into chaos after its hosts said they wouldn’t appear in solidarity with Gary Lineker.

Martha Mercer
Martha Mercer 

Senior Editor

Former player and BBC presenter Gary Lineker arrives at King Power Stadium in Leicester, U.K., on March 11, 2023.
Toby Melville/Reuters
Martha Mercer

Martha Mercer

Senior Editor

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