Gary Lineker explains Match of Day exit

Gary Lineker reveals why it was ‘right time’ to leave Match of the Day
Gary Lineker has revealed why it was “the right time” for him to leave Match of the Day, as he prepares to leave after 25 years. “I think [with] the next [highlights] contract, they’re looking to do Match of the Day slightly differently”,
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Gary Lineker said hosting Match Of The Day for more than two decades has been “an absolute joy and privilege”, but that it is “the right time” for him to exit and “someone else to take the helm” as the BBC looks to make changes to the programme.
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Lineker took over as host of Match of the Day from Des Lynam in 1999, having started as a BBC Radio Five Live presenter and also worked on Grandstand. No stranger to headlines, the former Tottenham, Everton and Barcelona striker presented the programme in his underpants in 2016 to keep a promise after boyhood club Leicester won the Premier League.
Lineker: It is 'right time' to leave Match of the Day
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Gary Lineker has broken his silence on the news of his upcoming Match of the Day exit and explained why he's now decided to call time on his run as host of the iconic TV show, revealing the BBC's decision to run the show a little differently in the future as a key factor.
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