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Gary Lineker to depart BBC’s Match Of The Day on the finish of the present soccer season

By Editorial Board Published November 11, 2024 2 Min Read
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Gary Lineker to depart BBC’s Match Of The Day on the finish of the present soccer season

The previous England striker will step down on the finish of the present soccer season.

It’s understood he’ll keep on the BBC till the tip of the following World Cup which is being held within the US, Mexico and Canada in 2026.

Lineker has hosted the Premier League highlights present since 1999, after his predecessor Des Lynam moved to ITV.

However the 63-year-old might keep on on the BBC after 2026 engaged on podcasts.

The presenter is the co-founder of Goalhanger Podcasts, which producers well-liked exhibits The Relaxation Is Historical past, The Relaxation Is Politics and The Relaxation Is Leisure.

Lineker presents his personal footballing podcast with the corporate alongside Alan Shearer and Micah Richards.

He was briefly faraway from Match Of The Day in March 2023 following controversy over feedback he made on social media criticising the then Conservative authorities’s asylum insurance policies.

The row prompted the BBC to launch an unbiased evaluate of its social media pointers and Lineker returned to screens quickly after.

Lineker has been the broadcaster’s highest-paid star in recent times for his work on exhibits together with Match Of The Day and Sports activities Character Of The Yr.

He acquired round £1.35m through the 2023-24 monetary 12 months, in response to the BBC’s most up-to-date figures.

The BBC has stated it isn’t commenting on the matter.

It’s unclear who will take over from Lineker on Match Of The Day. Former Tottenham Hotspur footballer Jermaine Jenas was thought-about to be his pure successor however he was sacked from the BBC in August over claims of inappropriate behaviour.

Ex Labour communications chief Alastair Campbell, who presents The Relaxation Is Politics with former Conservative MP Rory Stewart, stated Lineker can be “a very hard act to follow”.

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