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Gary Lineker Will QUIT Match of The Day After 26 Years
Arrogant Gary Lineker Will QUIT Match of The Day at The End of The Season After 26 Years
Next step with the BBC is revealed
MailOnline 12 NOV 2024
Lineker will quit presenting Match of the Day at the end of the season after 26 years, the BBC appear to have confirmed - amid claims of frayed relations with his boss.
He will also reportedly leave the BBC entirely after presenting the 2026 World Cup in America, Mexico, and Canada, as well as 2025-26 FA Cup coverage, according to The Sun.
Lineker is the BBC's highest-paid presenter with a reported salary of around ?1.35million and his exit will close a long - and controversial - chapter for one of the nation's most iconic shows.
The BBC's director of sport, Alex Kay-Jelski, is 'not exactly close' with Lineker and is keen to slash spending and give the show a facelift, a source told The Sun. The decision to part ways with him comes after six weeks of talks.
Linekers time as the face of Match of the Day has been divisive at times, with the presenter temporarily suspended last year for criticising the governments asylum policy in a controversially worded tweet.
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