The news won’t be official until tomorrow but today the English media echo it. Gary Lineker will no longer be the presenter of Britain’s star football programme, Match of the Day, at the end of this season. Also, the former captain of the national team and former player of Barcelona, Tottenham and Leicester, 63, will end his career with the British public broadcaster BBC after covering the World Cup that will take place in 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The news had a great impact on English football since Lineker enjoyed it great popularity to the fans. In the fiscal year 2023-24, the former goalscorer, who after hanging up his boots began a successful career in front of the television camerastopped the BBC salary list with more than 1.35 million pounds (1.6 million euros) in revenue.
Weekly since 1999
Following this was Lineker’s decision In October it will begin negotiations with the BBC to renew his contract, although earlier this month he admitted in an interview with Esquire magazine that “I have to slow down at some point.” In fact he presents Match of the Day every week since 1999.
Lineker also presented World Cup and European Championship coverage for the BBC as well as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremonies.
He also worked for other sports channels during his BBC career, such as American NBC and BT Sport (now TNT Sport). He has also participated in podcasts and co-founded the production company Goalhanger, which produces popular shows such as The Rest is History, The Rest is Politics and The Rest is Entertainment.
Controversy over his tweets
Lineker too was involved in a conflict to the corporation due to its intense activity in social networks. Last year, he was briefly suspended by BBC bosses following an outcry in a publication about the UK’s asylum policy.
The incident led to a review of the rules to be followed in relation to social networks of the BBC, which ruled that its star presenters could express their opinions, but not campaign politically.
Source: La Verdad
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