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Just ONE pundit is left wearing Black Lives Matter badge for Premier League coverage on Sunday after BBC ban as former England striker Emile Heskey sports his on Sky

Emile Heskey was the only pundit remaining wearing a Black Lives Matter badge for Premier League coverage across television on Sunday.

The BBC has banned pundits and guests from wearing BLM badges following a row over the movement's ideology.

So Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards were unable to display any message during their coverage of Manchester City versus Southampton.

Emile Heskey was the only one with a Black Lives Matter badge during Sunday's football on TV
The BBC has banned its hosts and guests from wearing the branding on television

A senior source at the corporation told the Daily Telegraph that bosses decided they did not want 'visual symbols of support' for BLM to be worn on screen as it cannot be seen to be endorsing any political movement.