BBC strikes deal to bring Gary Lineker back after weekend of walkouts in support of him
"I want to thank you all for the incredible support, particularly my colleagues at BBC Sport, for the remarkable show of solidarity."
"I want to thank you all for the incredible support, particularly my colleagues at BBC Sport, for the remarkable show of solidarity."
The Gary Lineker situation has now altered most of the BBC's weekend sports coverage.
Controversy has rocked 'Match of the Day' this week.
Motson was one of the most prominent English soccer voices for decades.
The mocking was real, the apology was not.
FIFA said they would issue yellow cards to anyone wearing the armband during a match.
"Someone was training how to use the ticker and to put text on the ticker, so they were just writing random things not in earnest, and that comment appeared."
"20 seconds to go now, Olive closing in on victory, and that coveted prize of being told she's a very good dog."
ABC also reported erroneous information in early reports of the accident.
Mark Lawrenson read the comments and it saved his life.
Conviva estimated a peak of 7.7 million global viewers during Argentina-Croatia, up 40 percent over their previous record of 5.5 million during this year's Super Bowl.
Some viewers seemed to prefer a test pattern instead of Phil Neville.
"Unless John McEnroe is doing a whole bunch of stuff outside of Wimbledon, he's getting at least 10 times as much money than I am for very comparable work."