Former England captain Gary Linekerwill step down from his position at the BBC after his criticism of the country’s immigration policy sparked a conflict between the government and the company’s highest-paid presenter.

Lineker recently compared the government’s language for asylum seekers with the language used in Germany in the 1930s.

The BBC said it had held discussions with Lineker and his team in recent days and decided to withhold its flagship program, Match of the Day, “until we have an agreed and clear position on the use of social media”.

Lineker in “Match of the dayfor over 20 years, and the charismatic 62-year-old has never been afraid to speak his mind on political issues.

The BBC said it considers Lineker’s recent social media activity to be in violation of current rules:

“We never said that Gary should stay in the no-opinion zone or that he couldn’t have an opinion on issues that matter to him, but we did say that he should stay away from partisan politics or political disputes. “, he added. BBC.

Lineker, who has hosted refugees at his home in the past, retweeted Home Secretary Swella Braverman’s video of the proposed new law with the comment “Oh my God, this is more than awful.”

When asked about it, he said: “There is no huge influx. We accept far fewer refugees than other major European countries. It’s just an incredibly harsh policy aimed at the most vulnerable people in a language no different from what Germany used in the 30s, and I’m not okay?

Source: RES-IPE