Match of the Day: 'Great to be here', says Lineker as he makes TV return

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Lineker hosts BBC sports coverage for first time after being taken off air in an impartiality row.

Lineker was taken off air following a critical tweet on the government's asylum policy.

So it's good to get back to some sort of normality and be talking about football again.

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Category: Nation Politics

Topics: Coverage Lineker Situation Shearer Football Need Impartiality Last Difficult

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Sentiment: Neutral

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Article Type: News Report

News Source URL: bbc.co.uk

Readership Location: United Kingdom

Published Date: 2023-03-18, 18:24:13

News Timezone: GMT +0:00

Language: English

Original Article Length: 330 words

Reading Duration: 2 minutes read

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News ID: 1013374

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