[Saba Sports News] According to reports from British media, Alan Shearer has been a mainstay on the “Match of the Day” program for years, but the Newcastle legend has recently become the subject of public complaints. Over 100 individuals have filed complaints regarding the coverage of the Sunderland vs. Crystal Palace match, where Sunderland narrowly won 2-1 at the Stadium of Light on January 17, achieving a crucial victory. However, as a legendary figure of Sunderland’s arch-rivals Newcastle United, Shearer initially stated they would only discuss Crystal Palace’s situation and then jokingly remarked that he spent a lot of time analyzing the newly promoted team. He said, “Let me make it clear, I did a good analysis of Sunderland. But as per our editor’s orders, my opinion was overruled; we had to talk about Glasner (Oliver Glasner).” For a full two minutes, the commentary team discussed only Crystal Palace, making no mention of Sunderland’s performance. Although the BBC commentary team’s shift to discussing Crystal Palace was somewhat joking, Sunderland fans and other viewers were not amused. The BBC confirmed in its fortnightly report that it has received 103 formal complaints, all concerning this segment of the program. Complainants strongly criticized the coverage as poor and biased against Sunderland, and the BBC has yet to publicly comment on these complaints.