Match of the Day ‘WON’T talk to any managers ‘ as boycotts in solidarity with Gary Lineker continue

Match of the Day will not interview any managers on Saturday as mass boycotts in solidarity with Gary Lineker continue to disrupt the nations’ flagship football show, according to reports.

Lineker, 62, was temporarily dropped as Match of the Day’s presenter on Friday after the BBC decreed his ‘Nazi’ jibe tweet that compared the Home Office’s immigration policy to 1930s Germany breached impartiality rules. 

Match of the Day regulars Ian Wright and Alan Shearer quickly stepped down from their punditry roles in support of Lineker, prompting mass walkouts from fellow pundits, commentators and even players.

Alex Scott, Jermaine Jenas, Mark Chapman and Micah Richards followed their colleagues’ example on Friday evening, handing Match of the Day its worst disruption in the programme’s 59-year history.

A well-placed insider described the presenters’ mutiny as a ‘proper BBC crisis’. 

The Premier League has now informed all 12 clubs playing on Saturday that Match of the Day will not request post-match interviews with managers or players, according to BBC Sports Editor Dan Roan.

More to follow. 

Match of the Day will reportedly not interview managers such as Jurgen Klopp on Saturday