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Revealed: How ruthless new BBC Sport boss finally solved Auntie's 'Lineker problem' - as we reveal his prime candidate to replace him, writes KATIE HIND
When Alex Kay-Jelski was handed the prestigious role of the BBC's Director of Sport in April, he knew he had to shake things up. And fast.
There was always going to be a stand-off; both sides were fighting hard for what they wanted.’ Indeed, as Team Lineker briefed that it was his decision to quit, the Corporation’s culture editor Katie Razzall claimed yesterday that this was not the case. He was criticised after writing a column in 2019 saying athletes who spoke out on trans issues, such as Martina Navratilova, were ‘not experts’, and biological men competing in women’s sports was ‘not a huge problem’. BBC sources say he is ‘very likely’ to appoint a woman to Lineker’s role, and mooted alongside Alex Scott are Gabby Logan, ITV’s Laura Woods and Sky’s Kelly Cates.
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