Admittedly, by Sunday its sister paper appeared to have decided which side of the fence it sat on with a comment piece unambiguously titled 'Gary Lineker outrageously breached the BBC's sacred impartiality. We applaud his bosses' steely resolve.' Saturday – It never rains... By Saturday morning the BBC's sports schedules were in chaos as more presenters announced they would be staying at home. Saturday Morning's Football Focus and Fighting Talk fell by the wayside, as did Final Score and 5 Live Sport, and the BBC announced that Match of the Day would consist of 20 minutes of commentary-free (and theme tune-free as it turned out) highlights.

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