- BBC has cancelled Football Focus, replacing it with a 3-year-old episode of Bargain Hunt.
- BBC has suspended main host Gary Lineker after he tweeted critical of government's asylum policy.
- Several other presenters then said they wouldn't turn up for work, forcing BBC to apologize.
- Lineker has become a central figure in a polarizing debate about how the government should treat migrants.
- Former BBC director-general Greg Dyke said the BBC 'undermined its own credibility' by taking Lineker off air.
BBC Cancels Football for Antique Show Rerun in Lineker Furor
British soccer fans tuning in on Saturday to watch Football Focus instead found a three-year-old episode of the antiques show Bargain Hunt, the unexpected result of an escalating furor involving the BBC, the UK government and the country’s best known sports presenter.
Sara Marley
