Roll back on the “BBC”. After the British broadcaster initially announced that legendary striker Gary Lineker would no longer be used after his controversial remarks about Britain’s asylum law, the television station has now changed its mind.

“Gary is a valuable part of the ‘BBC’ and I know how much the ‘BBC’ means to Gary. I look forward to seeing him present our coverage next weekend,” chief executive Tim Davie said in a statement.

Lineker also announced his return.

“After a surreal few days, glad I found a way out,” the 62-year-old wrote on Twitter: “Can’t wait to get back in my moderator’s chair on Saturday.”

Lineker back on the “BBC”

In his statement, Davie also announced that the existing “BBC” guidelines for social media will be reviewed under the guidance of an independent expert.

So it’s “a difficult balancing act when people with different contracts and positions are on the airwaves and have different social media profiles and users. The ‘BBC’ guidelines for social media are meant to help overcome these sometimes difficult challenges, and I am aware that the guidelines must be up to the task. They must be clear, proportionate and appropriate.”

In a since-deleted tweet on Tuesday, Lineker commented on the UK’s “more than terrible” asylum law and compared the government’s actions to Nazi Germany.

“This is an immeasurably cruel policy, directed against the most vulnerable, in language similar to that of Germany in the 1930s,” the 62-year-old wrote.

The asylum law as a trigger

The bill stipulates that migrants who enter the country without official permission will first be held in shelters and then deported to Rwanda or other countries. In addition, they will be deprived of the right to request asylum.

Lineker was reprimanded by the “BBC” for his statements, and there was also clear criticism from government circles. “As someone whose grandmother fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s, I find it really disappointing and inappropriate to compare the government’s policy on immigration issues with what was happening in Germany in the 1930s,” said the culture minister. and Sports, Lucy Frazer.

Lineker has presented the highlights of the Premier League on the “Match of the Day” program on the “BBC” since 1999.

Ian Wright, also a striker icon in England, had canceled his planned participation in the show last Saturday. “I told the BBC I won’t be there tomorrow. Solidarity,” he tweeted.

Premier League record goalscorer Alan Shearer followed soon after.

There are no interviews with players on the “Match of the Day”

Micah Richards tweeted that he would have done the same if he had been scheduled as a pundit on the show this Saturday. Several “BBC” moderators also said they did not want to appear on Saturday, including “Football Focus’s” Alex Scott, “Final Score”‘s Jason Mohammad and “Fighting Talk” radio’s Colin Murray.

Therefore, the “BBC” broadcast the program “Match of the Day” without a moderator and experts.

The broadcast, which otherwise lasted an hour and a half, thus became a 20-minute clip-show without commentary, interviews or analysis.

While TV and radio presenters of other shows went on strike in solidarity, the BBC had to apologize for numerous program changes.