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.

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.

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,

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.”

The BBC is considering not replacing the outgoing Gary Lineker directly as executives instead warm to a possible revolving cast of Match of the Day hosts.

The BBC has confirmed that Gary Lineker will step down as the presenter of 'Match of the Day' at the end of the season. Here's who could replace him.

Gary Lineker is departing 'Match of the Day,' but has extended his contract with the broadcaster through the 2026 World Cup.

Gary Lineker will depart Match of the Day at the end of the season after more than 25 years fronting the BBC ’s flagship football highlights programme. Lineker succeeded Des Lynam as the primary host in 1999 having previously featured regularly as a pundit on the show.

Gary Lineker reflects on what Match of the Day means to him in a resurfaced clip. The former footballer will step down from presenting the show at the end of the 2024/25 season, the BBC announced on Tuesday (12 November).

Gary Lineker will no longer host the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year awards, as he continues to distance himself from the corporation.

Gary Lineker has refused to speculate on who will replace him on Match of the Day after he revealed he would be stepping down from the BBC show.