Ian Wright has announced he will boycott doing Match of the Day this weekend.
His decision comes after the BBC announced Gary Lineker would be stepping down from doing the show over an impartiality row.
The BBC’s statement read: “When it comes to leading our football and sports coverage, Gary is second to none.
“We have never said that Gary should be an opinion free zone, or that he can’t have a view on issues that matter to him, but we have said that he should keep well away from taking sides on party political issues or political controversies.”
In response, Wright tweeted: “Everybody knows what Match of the Day means to me, but I’ve told the BBC I won’t be doing it tomorrow. Solidarity.”
It remains to be seen whether other Match of the Day pundits will follow suit.
More to follow…
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