After the carefully crafted departure quotes, Gary Lineker predictably chose his The Rest Is Football podcast to provide rather more insight into the looming end of a 25-year stint presenting Match of the Day.

Gary Lineker, the BBC's highest-paid presenter, is set to quit 'Match of the Day' next year before leaving the BBC after the 2026 World Cup.

The BBC has confirmed that Gary Lineker will leave Match of the Day at the end of the current season, with the hunt for his successor well underway

Gary Lineker has confirmed changes are planned to Match of the Day after admitting it was “the right time” for him to leave the show and joking “it won’t be long ’till I’m in a box”. Breaking his public silence on his exit from the BBC’s flagship football programme at the end of the season,

The BBC has confirmed that Match of the Day host Gary Lineker is to step down from the flagship football show at the end of this season, but will host BBC Sport’s coverage of the 2026 World Cup. He will also front the BBC's coverage of the FA Cup 2025/2026.

TNT Sports' Reshmin Chowdhury is under consideration to replace Gary Lineker as the host of Match of the Day, according to reports. It was confirmed last week that Lineker would be leaving the show at the end of the campaign,

Gary Lineker, the well-known face of Match of the Day for decades, has announced his departure from the BBC’s show. While he’s set to remain with the BBC in other roles, fans are left curious about what happened.

The host says it "makes sense for someone else to take the helm" of the long-running football show.

England legend Gary Lineker will step down as the main presenter of 'Match of the Day' next summer - after 25 years at the helm - and is yet to find out who will replace him

The BBC is set to revamp its flagship football programme Match of the Day following Gary Lineker's announced departure after 25 years as presenter. Lineker, who will leave at the end of this season, addressed the change on his podcast The Rest is Football,