REVEALED: 17 - The Real Truth

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 · Apr 22, 2025

‘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 · Apr 21, 2025

‘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 · Apr 18, 2025

‘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 · Apr 7, 2025

‘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 · Apr 6, 2025

‘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 · Apr 6, 2025

‘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 · Apr 6, 2025

‘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

FourFourTwo · Apr 5, 2025

‘I take it as a compliment that I’ve got three replacements, but it’s down to the fact it’s a massive commitment. They’re top presenters and will do a great job’ Gary Lineker offers his verdict on the broadcasters stepping into his Match of the Day shoes

Gary Lineker has given his backing to the trio stepping into his shoes at Match of the Day in an exclusive interview

FourFourTwo · Apr 4, 2025

‘It felt like the right time to leave Match of the Day, but I liked the idea of finishing at a tournament – mainly as I want my last words to be “England have won the World Cup”’ Gary Lineker reveals why he’s staying with the BBC for one more year

Gary Lineker explains in an exclusive interview why he still has one last dream as a broadcaster

FourFourTwo · Apr 3, 2025