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The Latest Breaking News from Gary Lineker

Alan Shearer rules himself out of hosting Match Of The Day

The BBC announced this month that Lineker will leave the football highlights show at the end of the season.

Evening Standard

BBC football presenter Alex Scott says racist trolls threatened to throw acid in her face

The BBC presenter is among those being tipped to replace Gary Lineker on ‘Match of the Day’

The Independent UK

Alan Shearer addresses Gary Lineker exit in unusual opening to Match of the Day

There was a twist to the opening moments of the first Match of the Day show since Lineker confirmed his exit at the end of the season

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Gary Lineker jokes about his Match Of The Day exit as he returns to show

The BBC announced last week that Lineker will leave his role as host, which he has held since 1999, at the end of the current season.

Evening Standard

BBC confirms Gary Lineker podcast licensing deal will be for one year initially

BBC Sounds said it could extend its hosting of The Rest Is History and The Rest Is Politics.

Evening Standard

The next host of Match of the Day? Some thoughts from the 2015 sixth favourite …

Whoever takes over the hot seat will find the foundations are strong – this is a thing that doesn’t need messing with

The Guardian - UK

Surprise Gary Lineker replacement mooted as BBC prepare to find new Match of the Day host

Gary Lineker is set to step down at the end of the 2024/25 season

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Veteran broadcaster rules out Match Of The Day role

Sports presenter Hazel Irvine, 59, advised aspiring broadcasters to ‘read, read, read, and write, write, write’ and pursue their dreams.

Evening Standard

So, it’s goodbye to Gary Lineker and to the costly, star-struck culture at the BBC

The presenter’s departure from Match of the Day reveals a welcome shift at the BBC, but fame worship lingers

The Guardian - UK

How will BBC revamp Match of the Day when Gary Lineker leaves?

Plan is forming for digitally focused show to expand and grow the brand in a fractured media landscape

The Guardian - UK

‘Clever, understated class’: Guardian readers recall their Gary Lineker highlights

Hillsborough, handball and an inexplicable love for Mario Balotelli. How some of our readers will remember the outgoing Match of the Day host

The Guardian - UK

Gary Lineker reveals why it was ‘right time’ to leave Match of the Day

Gary Lineker has revealed why it was “the right time” for him to leave Match of the Day, as he prepares to leave after 25 years.

The Independent UK

'It's been a joy and a privilege': Gary Lineker breaks silence on Match of the Day departure

Having been the face of BBC's coverage for close to three decades, the 63-year-old will soon step down from his role

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The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Snail’s pace payments, a dodgy knee and gullible hounds

As the Post Office Horizon inquiry ends, Gary Lineker aside and Donald Trump makes some mad picks

The Guardian - UK

Gary Lineker says it is ‘right time’ to leave Match of the Day

Presenter says it ‘makes sense for someone else to take the helm’ at show as BBC looks to make changes

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker says ‘right time’ to leave Match Of The Day with BBC planning altered format

The sports broadcaster will step down as host of the football highlights programme at the end of the season.

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker says ‘right time’ to leave Match Of The Day as BBC plan changes

The sports broadcaster will step down as host of the football highlights programme at the end of the season

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The Independent UK

Kelly Cates on the Match of the Day job, working with Gary Neville and following her TV idols

Exclusive interview: The Sky Sports presenter is among the favourites to replace Gary Lineker when he steps down from the BBC’s flagship football show at the end of the season

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker production company scraps TV arm to concentrate on podcasts

Goalhanger Podcasts produces The Rest Is History and The Rest Is Politics.

The Guardian - UK

The era of the BBC mega-salary may end with Gary Lineker. But is that necessarily a good thing?

This may be a rational move – but it should not be used as an argument to hack away at the corporation until it has little left to offer, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker reflects on what Match of the Day means to him

Gary Lineker reflects on what Match of the Day means to him in a resurfaced clip.

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker steps down from presenting Sports Personality Of The Year

The BBC has confirmed that last year’s ceremony was the presenter’s last

Evening Standard

Who is Mark Chapman? The favourite to replace Gary Lineker as Match of the Day host

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Gary Lineker still hoping for extra year at BBC after reason for Match of the Day decision explained

Gary Lineker will depart Match of the Day at the end of the current season

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