GARY Lineker says his Twitter account is “under review” after fans spotted something was missing from his profile.
The Match of the Day host’s blue tick – which shows users which accounts are verified – has vanished.
It comes after Lineker caused a storm with one of his Tweets – where he likened Suella Braverman’s migrant boats plan to “Germany in the ’30s”.
This saw BBC suspend the host from his Match of the Day duties, after it deemed the post to be in breach of its guidelines.
However it later apologised, and Lineker returned to air.
Fans took to the social media platform this afternoon questioning why Lineker didn’t have the noticeable blue tick anymore.
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He quickly replied on Twitter and said: “No idea. I’m under review apparently.”
Match of the Day co-host Alan Shearer then chimed in, jokingly quizzing Lineker’s authenticity.
He Tweeted, with a winking emoji: “Is this really you!!?”
Other social media users also suggested Lineker hadn’t been paying any money towards being verified.
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To which he said: “I’ve actually been paying it for a while. Only for the ‘edit’ button, but nevertheless.”
The blue tick shows a Twitter account is verified, or that the user subscribes to Twitter Blue.
Lineker’s account being “under review” comes just weeks after his future on the Beeb appeared to be up in the air.
This followed his Tweet regarding the Illegal Migration Bill.
Tory MPs slammed the tweet as “foul, ill-conceived and disgraceful”, while Downing Street said his language was “not acceptable and disappointing to see”.
In a statement after the backlash, BBC said it had “decided that he will step back from presenting Match of the Day until we’ve got an agreed and clear position on his use of social media.”
Lineker’s co-hosts on the show, Ian Wright and Shearer, also pulled out in support if their colleague.
Director General Tim Davie apologised for the “difficult period” for staff, presenters and audiences after his embarrassing climbdown.
And within a matter of days, Lineker was back on air and told fans on his return: “It’s great to be here.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
