Gary Lineker will stand down as host of the BBC’s flagship football show Match of the Day at the end of the season. Lineker, 63, has hosted the programme, which predominantly shows Premier League highlights on Saturday nights,

As Gary Lineker prepares to step down from his role as Match of the Day presenter at the end of the season, the BBC is gearing up to find his successor. The former Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur striker, who replaced Des Lynam as the show's host in ...

After 25 years of presenting BBC Match of the Day, Gary Lineker will be stepping down as the host of the football show at the end of this season. Once a footballer, Gary Lineker has had a long career in the sport.

The presenter will stay at the BBC until the end of the next World Cup in 2026, and may stay on after that to work on podcasts, Sky News understands.

Gary Lineker, the former England footballer, will step down from the BBC's Match of the Day at the end of the current season after 25 years of presenting the programme, the broadcaster said in a statement on Tuesday.

But he would remain at the BBC after both parties “agreed in principle to a contract extension through to the 2026 World Cup”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Gary Lineker, who will leave Match of the Day at the end of this season, BBC News understands, has been the steady hand who guided millions of fans through football's agonies and ecstasies. As host of the flagship show for 25 years, he is also one of the corporation's highest-profile presenters, earning £1.3 million last year.

Gary Lineker will step down as host of Match Of The Day at the end of the season, the BBC has confirmed. The 63-year-old will continue to host coverage of the FA Cup in 2025/26 and the World Cup in 2026,

From playing for England to presenting Match of the Day, Gary Lineker has established himself as one of the country's most notable and influential sports figures