Match of the Day's Gary Lineker 'missing in action' from show after defiant BBC return

While he officially returned to the BBC on Saturday, Gary Lineker was missing in action from Match of the Day, the show heavily impacted by last week's controversy. And his absence came as he made a 'defiant' stance as he resumed his hosting duties. Long-serving presenter Gary was told to 'step down' from his role earlier this month, over a tweet which saw compare the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany. As other …