Lineker was stood down by the BBC for breaching impartiality guidelines after criticising the government’s asylum policies on social media. “Everybody knows what Match of the Day means to me, but I’ve told the BBC I won’t be doing it tomorrow. In March this year, Wright was among the first pundits to withdraw from participating in an edition of Match of the Day after the programme’s main presenter, Gary Lineker, was suspended. “I’m really looking forward to my last months on the show and covering what will hopefully be an amazing Premier League title race.” “This decision has been coming for a while, maybe my birthday earlier this year fast tracked it a little, but ultimately it’s time to do a few more different things with my Saturdays.” “I’m stepping back having made great friends and many great memories,” Wright continued. It will always be my Graceland and I will always be watching.” On my first ever show, I told Des Lynam, ‘This is my Graceland’. “Anyone that knows my story knows how much the show has meant to me since I was young boy,” Wright added in his statement. Wright made his debut on the long-running football programme in 1997, while he was still a player, and went on to become a regular pundit after his retirement in 2002. "It will always be my Graceland and I will always be watching." □ #BBCFootball #MOTD /vHH6qLB8uD- Match of the Day December 17, 2023
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