Gary Lineker is about to depart his position presenting Match of the Day on the finish of the present Premier League season, in line with BBC Information.
The previous England captain took over as host of the BBC’s flagship present from Des Lynam in 1999, and is about to depart the company after the 2026 World Cup in america, Canada and Mexico.
Hypothesis over 63-year-old Lineker’s future had elevated since an interview with BBC Breakfast in August through which he mentioned he appeared ahead to “one other 12 months doing it, not less than”.
Final week Lineker admitted he would “should decelerate in some unspecified time in the future”, and intimated to Esquire journal that he might search to focus full-time on his profitable podcast enterprise.
Lineker mentioned: “I might do. Whether or not that would be the case I don’t know. In some unspecified time in the future, I’ve to decelerate someplace. I’m getting outdated.”
The BBC have but to verify the information.
Lineker scored 48 targets for England throughout a glittering profession that noticed him play for Leicester, Everton, Barcelona and Tottenham.
