For almost 25 years, Lineker, who has a long and successful football career, has been the host of "Match of the Day", where famous football experts go through today's domestic football, such as the Premier League.
But now there is a temporary end to Lineker's program leadership.
The reason is a series of tweets in which he comes down hard on British migration policy.
"We accept fewer refugees than other large countries in Europe.
This is a cruel policy that targets the most vulnerable in society and is not unlike what we saw in Germany in the 1930s.
Or am I wrong?” Gary Lineker wrote in a tweet earlier this week.
"Should stay away from taking a stand"
During Friday, the British public service company BBC announced that Lineker will not host "Match of the Day" as planned on Saturday.
- We have said that he should refrain from taking a position on party political issues and political controversies, says a spokesperson for the BBC to Sky Sports.
Lineker is suspended from his post until the parties agree on how he should be able to express himself in social media.
The legendaries are boycotting
But Gary Lineker gets the support of his colleagues.
Football legends and BBC pundits Alan Shearer and Ian Wright are boycotting the show while Lineker is suspended.
"Everyone knows what 'Match of the day' means to me.
But I have told the BBC that I will not be on the program tomorrow.
Solidarity,” Wright wrote in a tweet Friday night.