Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker will return to present Match of the Day this Saturday. He was taken off air last week following an impartiality row in which he criticised the government’s new asylum policy. Tim Davie – BBC director general – announced…

Gary Lineker is to “step back” from presenting Match of the Day while the BBC agrees a “clear position” on his use of social media. It follows a tweet posted by Gary on the government’s latest migration bill. “The BBC…

The BBC’s FA Cup third round replay of Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers was interrupted this evening by sounds from a porn film playing in the studio. Gary Lineker, who was presenting tonight’s action, was trying to introduce Alan Shearer, who…

Gary Lineker today announced he is leaving BT Sport. “Porto’s mouth-watering all-English final this weekend will be my final Champions League show for BT Sport,” Gary said in a posting on social media.” The former Leicester City striker joined BT…

The BBC and Gary Lineker have signed a new contract which will keep him at the corporation until 2025. The former England captain will continue as Match Of The Day host, a programme he first presented back in 1999 as…

Gary Lineker is to front BT’s UEFA Champions League coverage after agreeing a non-exclusive deal with the BBC. According to the Daily Telegraph, Lineker’s new deal will see him take a pay cut at the BBC, which will in turn…

Now Match of the Day’s stalwart presenter, Gary began his broadcasting career in 1992 with Radio 5 show Gary Lineker’s Football Night. Following the end of his playing career he took over as host on Sunday Sport in 1995 on…