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Gary Lineker won't present Match of the Day this weekend after comments he made on social media regarding the government's new asylum policy.
Lineker will step back from presenting the show until an agreement is reached on his social media use.
The former Leicester and Tottenham striker, who has presented Match of the Day since 1999, compared the language used to launch a new Government crackdown on migrants arriving across the Channel in small boats to 1930s Germany. Lineker's tweet was found to breach BBC impartiality rules.
Sportsmail takes a look back of five of Lineker's best moments presenting Match of the Day.
1 - Presenting the show in his pants
Gary Lineker wore a pair of shorts to present Match of the Day after Leicester won the league
In 2016 Lineker promised to present Match of the Day in his pants if his beloved Leicester achieved the remarkable feat of winning the Premier League title.
The Foxes managed to win the league in one of the biggest shocks in football history, and Lineker stuck to his promise... sort of.
For the first episode of the 2016-17 season, Lineker opened the programme wearing just a pair of very large shorts with the Leicester badge on them.
Alan Shearer and Ian Wright couldn't contain their laughter in the background.
2 - The porn noises incident
In January this year, Lineker was the presenter for Liverpool's FA Cup clash against Wolves, but things certainly didn't go to plan.
Lineker appeared to
