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The Latest Breaking News from Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker says BBC didn’t have ‘great desire’ to renew his contract

Ex-footballer will leave the corporation after hosting its 2026 World Cup coverage

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker admits he was ‘upset’ by ‘frustrating’ response to BBC tweet controversy

‘It got completely blown out of proportion,’ TV star said

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker reveals terror of son George’s ‘awful’ leukaemia battle

‘He wasn’t given much of a chance,’ ex-footballer said

The Independent UK

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FourFourTwo

The Assembly review – this celebrity interview show is going to be massive

No question is off limits as a neurodivergent panel give Danny Dyer and David Tennant a grilling. It’s the warmest, funniest telly you’ll watch this year

The Guardian - UK

Gary Lineker’s critics have got it wrong. It’s reasonable to talk about more than sport

The Match of the Day presenter has been challenged again on his views on Gaza and Israel. But can we really expect him to have no opinions about the outside world?

The Guardian - UK

England faces a ‘never-ending fight for our flag and values’, Starmer warns

The Prime Minister suggested those who took part in the Southport riots were among those attempting to claim St George’s Cross as their own.

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BBC 'capitulated to lobbying' over removal of Gaza documentary, says Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker has said the BBC "capitulated to lobbying" over the removal of a documentary it aired on Gaza ...

The National (Scotland)

Everything you need to know about Gary Lineker and why he is leaving Match of The Day

BBC’s highest-paid star set to leave show after 25 years as lead football anchor

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker on why he thinks BBC wanted him to quit MOTD

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The Independent UK

Gary Lineker claims BBC cares more about appeasing haters than fans

Gary Lineker has said he thinks the BBC "tries to appease the people that hate the BBC ... rather than worry about the people that love the…

The National (Scotland)

Gary Lineker says he felt BBC wanted him to leave Match of the Day

Broadcaster says corporation wants to bring in new people, and says he does not regret criticism of Tory asylum policy

The Guardian - UK

The BBC wanted me to leave Match of the Day, says Gary Lineker

The ex-footballer will leave the BBC after hosting its 2026 World Cup coverage

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker: ‘I think BBC wanted me to leave Match Of The Day’

The ex-footballer will leave the BBC after hosting its 2026 World Cup coverage

The Independent UK

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‘My favourite major tournament to broadcast from? Qatar, because we were in the stadium for every game – to feel the atmosphere makes a big difference’: Gary Lineker’s 2022 World Cup admission

Gary Lineker has played and presented at World Cups across the globe over the past 40 years

FourFourTwo

‘A really underrated pundit, analytically good, and always fun to be around’: Gary Lineker reveals which BBC Match of the Day pundit he will miss the most

Gary Lineker is in his final weeks as the Match of the Day presenter

FourFourTwo

‘The worst thing about Gazza? Being on the receiving end of some of his practical jokes! I rarely was, he knew better, but some were quite disgusting…’ Gary Lineker on the pros and cons of being Paul Gascoigne’s team-mate

Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker were team-mates for club and country at Tottenham and England

Evening Standard

‘We’re thinking of you’ – celebrities wish Churchtown marathon runners good luck

Gary Lineker and Gabby Logan offered their support to the runners ahead of the London Marathon.

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Evening Standard

Danny Dyer questioned on being working class in The Assembly trailer

Celebrities face questions from a group of autistic, neurodivergent or learning disabled people on the show.

The Independent UK

Michelin-starred pub hit with poor hygiene rating after mould found in fridge

The Sportsman, which has held a Michelin-star since 2008, was handed the two-star hygiene rating after several issues were spotted in the kitchen

FourFourTwo

‘It’s hard to know which players could become presenters, but I see two current footballers who could be good pundits’ Gary Lineker tips duo for TV careers after retirement

In an exclusive interview for FourFourTwo, the long-serving Match of the Day picks out two players who could have futures on television

FourFourTwo

‘Italia 90 is the one thing I look back on and think ‘If only’, because we would have had a real chance in the final – winning a World Cup is immortality, it’s forever’ Gary Lineker tells FFT about the biggest regret from his playing career

In an exclusive interview with FourFourTwo, the striking legend reveals the most crushing disappointment he experienced

FourFourTwo

‘I was glad I went to Barcelona, it was a madhouse but it was wonderful – it shouldn’t have been a hard decision to go there, but I was happy at Everton’ Gary Lineker tells FFT about his move from Goodison Park to the Camp Nou

In an exclusive interview with FourFourTwo, the striking great discusses swapping English football for La Liga in 1986

FourFourTwo

‘As I was delivering the first line in my pants, all I could see in my peripheral vision was four shoulders going up and down, of Alan Shearer and Ian Wright giggling’ Gary Lineker tells FFT about the night he hosted Match of the Day in his underwear

In an exclusive interview with FourFourTwo, the presenter relives arguably his most famous moment on the flagship programme

FourFourTwo

‘I won’t miss Match of the Day as that’s the person I am – I’ve never missed playing football, even though I loved it. The show will be fine – I’m thrilled to be leaving it in good health’ Gary Lineker tells FFT how he’s feeling about the end of an era

In an exclusive interview, the BBC presenter admits he's unsure what it will be like emotionally during his final show

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