Gary Lineker cancels Match Of The Day Live appearance due to illness

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Gary Lineker cancels Match Of The Day Live appearance due to illness

Gary Lineker has cancelled his appearance on Match Of The Day Live due to illness (Danny Lawson/PA)

Gary Lineker has cancelled his appearance on Match Of The Day Live due to illness, BBC Sport has said.

Lineker returned to presenting duties on Saturday after he was taken off air by the broadcaster last weekend over his comments comparing the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany.

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