BREAKING: Alex Scott has pulled out of presenting Saturday’s edition of Football Focus in a fresh show of support for Gary Lineker. The BBC show, due to air at midday, will instead be hosted by Kelly Sommers.
‘Kelly has been brought in to replace her for the episode. Alex was in Media City in Manchester preparing for the show yesterday but after seeing the news play out said she did not feel comfortable.’
Saturday’s Match Of The Day will have no presenters or pundits while Premier League players may not give post-match interviews to the BBC as the fallout continues to the Lineker row. In response, a BBC spokesperson said: ‘Some of our pundits have said that they don’t wish to appear on the programme while we seek to resolve the situation with Gary.
A number of players contacted the PFA seeking advice, and the union has subsequently spoken to the Premier League clubs playing on Saturday to establish a collective position.
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