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Gary Lineker confirms BBC exit in video message - watch his full statement here
Gary Lineker has confirmed that he is leaving the BBC in a new video message. The former striker turned sports presenter has fronted football coverage for the broadcaster since the 1990s, including Match of the Day, and has been one of the BBC's highest-paid on-air talents.
Gary Lineker, the culture wars and why his BBC exit became a sad inevitability
Forty summers after Gary Lineker had become a national goalscoring hero with England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, the 2026 finals in the same country — as well as co-hosts the U.S. and Canada — were to be his farewell to the BBC.
Gary Lineker quits BBC LIVE: Match of the Day host to leave, reason for exit, announcement expected
Gary Lineker, who has hosted BBC's flagship football show Match of the Day for more than 25 years is due to leave the corporation after backlash from a social media post last week
Gary Lineker returns to BBC for first time since post likening supporters of Israel to rats as host fronts FA Cup final
GARY Lineker has returned to the BBC for the first time since being accused of sharing a “anti-Semitic” post. The outgoing Match of the Day host sparked fury over the Instagram upload,
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