Today, Gary Lineker accused the BBC of forcing him to lose the game of the day.
The 64-year-old broadcaster has been interviewed with the company, suggesting that his boss never started contract negotiations last year.
Mr Lineker apparently even offered to cut salaries to keep the day’s game.
Speaking to Amol Rajan, he was asked why he left the BBC’s flagship football show 26 years later and replaced former anchor Des Lynam in 1999.
“Well, maybe they want me to leave. Lineker said there was a feeling. “I think their preference is that I don’t match a year a day, so they can bring new friends. ”
Sky Sports’ Kelly Cates and BBC regulars Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan will take on the position starting in August.
In an extensive interview, Mr. Ryanke insisted that despite the BBC’s fair rules, he would not be involved in politics now, but rather the right to speak on social media, declaring: “I have always been strong on humanitarian issues and always will, and that’s me.”
He also said his criticism of Suella Braverman for immigration was “right” and he also accused the BBC of “criticism” of recent documentary about Gaza, which appears to be linked to Hamas.
Gary Lineker once said he believes the BBC doesn’t want him to continue playing
He told Amol Rajan that despite the fair rules, he had the right to express his opinion
Mr Lineker is just weeks away from his last Saturday night’s match.
He has told Mr Rajan that he will use his free weekend trips to more and focus on his podcast business.
He will leave the BBC entirely by the end of the 2026 World Cup.
Reports say Lineker and BBC’s new sports director Alex Kay-Jelski can’t see the eyes
“I always wanted a contract, and I was going to do it for three years [more],’lineker said.
Finally, I think there is a feeling that because it is a new era of rights, so it is an opportunity to change the process.
“I think their preference is that I don’t match a year any more, so they can bring new friends. So it’s a bit unusual for me to play in the FA Cup and the World Cup, but to be honest, it’s a scenario that suits me very well.
Over the 25 years at the company, he has become a lightning rod for criticism, especially after public comments on immigration policies and conservatives.
When the government planned to block the plan to claim asylum for boat immigrants, he was asked about his criticism of Suella Braverman’s suspension, he said:
“I don’t regret saying them publicly because I’m right – I said it, it’s accurate”, but he added that he regrets the bank’s damage caused by the BBC.
But he continued: “It’s a ridiculous overreaction, just a reply to a very rude person. And I’m not particularly rude”.
Last month, he signed an open letter urging the BBC to resume documentaries about Gaza. This is controversial because it was made remotely from the UK, where a child narrator became the son of Hamas’s government minister and grandson of one of the founding members of Hamas.
Lineker said he would “100%” support the documentary that was shown again.
“I think you let people think about it. We are adults. We are allowed to see something like this. It’s incredibly moving’.
He added: “I want to [the BBC] Just tend to lobby them will get a lot.
Mr. Lineker held talks last fall on the future.
But the BBC didn’t give him the contract he wanted, which would save them a fortune.
The soccer player-turned 63-year-old expert has been the regular host of the show since 1999, but he will end his 25-year term on Saturday night’s show at the end of the season.
Lineker is a lightning rod for criticism of impartiality in recent years and will leave the company completely within two years after the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the first reported by MailOnline in October.
Former Director General Greg Dyke said that when they decided to go to the new host team, Lineker’s preference for personal views would be “on the BBC”.
“In the end, people watched the football game that day,” he said.
Lineker’s future has been the subject of speculation for some time, especially after Mail Sport revealed an email in October that announced that he was about to leave.
Lineker held talks with his new boss, BBC Sports Director Alex Kay-Jelski, but did not provide a contract
BBC sources insisted that Mr Lineker was “happy” and that “everyone was happy” and that he would leave MOTD with the BBC in May two years later.
But it is an open secret Kay-Jelski is “not exactly close” to the former England striker and is eager to cut spending and make a makeover of the show without him.
In recent years, Lineker has branched out through Goarnanger, which co-founded the production company.
The company makes his podcasts, the rest is football, the rest is history, the rest is politics, and the rest is entertainment.
The rest is political co-host Campbell effectively confirmed Lineker’s departure from Sky News, noting that the upcoming match of the day would be “a very difficult act to follow.”
Lineker’s time as the day’s match was sometimes split, with the host temporarily pausing last year for criticizing the government’s asylum policy in a controversial tweet.
Lineker, the BBC’s top-paid host, earning £135,000, will end a long and controversial chapter of one of the nation’s most iconic performances.
The former England striker first began introducing iconic highlights in 1999
Lineker’s time as the day’s match was sometimes split, with the host temporarily pausing last year for criticizing the government’s asylum policy in a controversial tweet.
He returned shortly after his MOTD colleagues went on strike, expressing solidarity with the former England striker, and the bank even prompted Beeb to undergo an overhaul and used a new set of guidelines for its speakers and social media.
It’s hard to keep his grasp on him when the BBC introduced his popular podcast, The Left Football, along with Micah Richards and Alan Shearer.
During the 2024 euro, he called England’s performance against Denmark “S ***”, which prompted Harry Kane to retaliation.
This shocking Chock language landed him in hot water, in stark contrast to the more composed brain style that matched the day.
His contract with the BBC ended at the end of the season, but his renewal was 18 months. However, this will not include the anchoring duties of the day.
Arguably, his most famous moment in the show was on his underwear in August 2016 after winning the Premier League title at Leicester City.
Lineker first started his album with 5 live and stands on the BBC, then took over the 1999 day.
He also introduced Sports Person of the Year, London in 2012 and the company’s golf.
Lineker suggested he would be “a year, at least” at the helm of the long-running football show in the BBC, a few months since August celebrated its 60th anniversary.
When asked how long he would continue to introduce, he opened up his future and replied, “I don’t know…it depends on how long they want me.”
He was interviewed by John Watson of BBC Breakfast in August and said: “I mean, I like to do this () for at least I’ve been doing it for a year.
‘We have to wait and see what happens. It’s a constantly changing feast, football, television and football, and the right to the Premier League and things like that, so all of these things will work.
“But I just feel it’s an honor to introduce it for 25 years. I must be old.
Elsewhere in the interview, the BBC’s highest-paid star also explained why the show makes a lot of sense to him.
“It’s part of my life and it’s been a big part of my life from the very beginning,” he explained. “I watched it as a kid and that was the day my dad asked me to stay up late to watch the game for a day.”
“Because many of the population don’t have sky, TNT or any of the streaming channels that show football and Premier League, I think about half of the population got the Premier League solution from the match that day, but still do it.”
He was also asked why he thought the BBC show continued to attract audiences, and he replied: “I think part of the reason is that it is trustworthy.
The longevity of the show and the love for the performance. I think people like to see it like this, they like to see the highlights. They love getting the Premier League solution from us and hope this will continue. ”
Lineker landed himself in hot water when he called England the *** in the 2024 European Cup
Lineker’s position as Beeb’s top-paid talent is like a critic, and like his social media antics, is his MOTD MOTD ex Des Lynam’s recent branding on “Unreasonable”.
After quitting the football game, Lineker began his career with him showing MOTD at the BBC and working for Al Jazeera Sports and NBC Sports Network.
His total net worth of £30 million is reportedly one of the most famous sports figures in the UK and continues to showcase in major competitions including the Euro and the World Cup.
During his outstanding football career, he played in England for 80 times and scored 49 goals before retiring in 1994 to enter the media industry.
In addition to the introduction, he signed a £1.2 million three-year contract with Walkers Crisps in 2020 and established his own podcast production company Goarnanger, which produces podcasts, including the rest is history and the rest is politics.
His BBC salary has been down since earning 1.75 million times in 2019, and his voluntary salary in 2020 has been down 23%.
Goarnanger claims to be the largest independent podcast group in the UK.
It was co-founded by Lineker with Tony Pastor and Jack Davenport.
