Gary Lineker explains Match of Day exit

BBC Match of the Day's new look for 2025/26 season including Gary Lineker replacement
The BBC has confirmed that Gary Lineker will leave Match of the Day at the end of the current season, with the hunt for his successor well underway
Gary Lineker: BBC wants to change Match of the Day – it made sense for me to leave
Gary Lineker has confirmed changes are planned to Match of the Day after admitting it was “the right time” for him to leave the show and joking “it won’t be long ’till I’m in a box”. Breaking his public silence on his exit from the BBC’s flagship football programme at the end of the season,
Why Is Gary Lineker Leaving BBC’s Match of the Day?
Gary Lineker, the well-known face of Match of the Day for decades, has announced his departure from the BBC’s show. While he’s set to remain with the BBC in other roles, fans are left curious about what happened.
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After tumultuous week with Gary Lineker exit, BBC has chance to change Match of the Day
After the carefully crafted departure quotes, Gary Lineker predictably chose his The Rest Is Football podcast to provide rather more insight into the looming end of a 25-year stint presenting Match of the Day.
Lineker leaving BBC soccer show ‘Match of the Day’
Former England striker Gary Lineker, the BBC’s highest-paid presenter, will step down from his role on its flagship soccer show “Match of the Day.”
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Gary Lineker, the BBC's highest-paid presenter, is set to quit 'Match of the Day' next year before leaving the BBC after the 2026 World Cup.
Lineker: It is 'right time' to leave Match of the Day
The host says it "makes sense for someone else to take the helm" of the long-running football show.
Gary Lineker makes feelings clear on Match of the Day replacement style
England legend Gary Lineker will step down as the main presenter of 'Match of the Day' next summer - after 25 years at the helm - and is yet to find out who will replace him
BBC plotting radical Match of the Day changes after Gary Lineker departure
The BBC is set to revamp its flagship football programme Match of the Day following Gary Lineker's announced departure after 25 years as presenter. Lineker, who will leave at the end of this season, addressed the change on his podcast The Rest is Football,
End of an Era: Gary Lineker Announces Departure from Match of the Day
Gary Lineker has announced that he will step down as the host of Match of the Day at the end of the season saying it's "the right time" to leave the iconic BBC show.
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Fresh twist in Match of the Day host saga as BBC aim to convince Roman Kemp to take up brand-new role on iconic highlights show after Gary Lineker exit
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Gary Lineker to leave BBC's Match of the Day
Broadcaster Gary Lineker is to step down as host of flagship football programme Match of the Day at the end of this season, ...
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Here’s Why Gary Lineker Is Leaving BBC ‘Match of the Day’
Gary Lineker, the well-known face of Match of the Day for decades, has announced his departure from the BBC’s show.
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BBC in disarray as Mark Chapman 'refuses to share Match of the Day job with female host'
The BBC's planned revamp of Match of the Day by sharing duties between two presenters has hit a roadblock with Mark Chapman ...