Looks like Lineker broke rules on a technicality - ex-BBC boss
On the face of it Gary Lineker's tweet broke BBC impartiality rules on a technicality, says a former BBC director general.
But Mark Thompson, who ran the BBC from 2004 - 2012, did say impartiality rules do have "grey area".
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