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Gary Lineker leaving Match of the Day at end of season, will host BBC’s 2026 World Cup coverage
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,
BBC confirms Gary Lineker will step down as Match Of The Day presenter - and has already left Sports Personality Of The Year
The 63-year-old will continue to host coverage of the FA Cup in 2025/26 and the World Cup in 2026, the broadcaster announced.
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Gary Lineker to leave Match of the Day, BBC says
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.
Gary Lineker to leave BBC's Match Of The Day at the end of the current football season
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 to leave Match of the Day after 26 years
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.
How Gary Lineker went from football sensation to BBC star
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.
Lineker to stop hosting Match of the Day, BBC confirms
The BBC has confirmed that Match of the Day host Gary Lineker is to step down from the flagship football show at the end of this season, but will host BBC Sport’s coverage of the 2026 World Cup. He will also front the BBC's coverage of the FA Cup 2025/2026.
BBC confirms Gary Lineker will step down as Match Of The Day presenter
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,
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