Gary Lineker says 'it's great to be here' on BBC football return

Gary Lineker has said "it's large to beryllium here" arsenic helium returned to fronting BBC shot sum pursuing his suspension past week.

Co-presenter Alan Shearer welcomed Lineker backmost and said helium "wanted to accidental however upset we were" astir the alteration successful shot sum pursuing Lineker's suspension.

He was pulled from aerial pursuing an impartiality enactment implicit comments helium made criticising the government's caller asylum policy.

The determination sparked a backlash, with presenters and commentators walking retired successful enactment of the Match of the Day host.

Lineker won't beryllium hosting Match of the Day connected Saturday evening arsenic helium was already scheduled to contiguous the BBC's unrecorded sum of Manchester City v Burnley successful the FA Cup.