5 h. ago Gary Lineker insists he was 'right' to compare Suella Braverman's migrant crackdown to Nazi Germany

The 64-year-old has said his bosses at the BBC were 'silly' for taking him off air during yet another impartiality crisis of his own making, insisting it was a 'ridiculous overreaction'.

Events

8 h. ago Gary Lineker interview: Match of the Day presenter on BBC 'damage', reasons for leaving, regrets, politics

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has given an expansive interview on leaving the popular BBC programme

Politics

9 h. ago Everything you need to know about Gary Lineker and why he is leaving Match of The Day

BBC’s highest-paid star set to leave show after 25 years as lead football anchor

Politics

9 h. ago Gary Lineker makes shock BBC revelation and admits causing damage

The presenter will leave Match of the Day next month after 26 years at the helm

Events

9 h. ago David Beckham 'wants to become next Gary Lineker' as shock new career move emerges

Former England captain David Beckham has announced he is set to helm a new Champions League watchalong show, and now the former midfielder reportedly wants to become Britain's most popular football presenter

Events

10 h. ago Gary Lineker admits to crying at Ian Wright and Alan Shearer's 'incredible' gesture

In March 2023, Match of the Day pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer refused to go on the show while presenter Gary Lineker was banned for breaching the broadcaster's impartiality guidelines

Politics

10 h. ago Gary Lineker dreamed of 'little white coffin' after son's cancer diagnosis

Gary Lineker's son George was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia as a baby and given a low chance of survival

Events

10 h. ago Gary Lineker admits he feels the BBC 'wanted' him to leave Match of the Day

Gary Lineker has said that he believes the BBC wanted him to leave Match of the Day after it was announced he will be quitting the show at the end of the season

Politics

11 h. ago Gary Lineker hits out at BBC rule change that 'doesn't make any sense'

Gary Lineker was taken off air by the BBC in March 2023 in a row over comments he made about the Conservative party's immigration policy, with the corporation changing its impartiality rules

Events

11 h. ago 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

Politics

11 h. ago Gary Lineker's true feelings on BBC suspension: 'I was right but I wouldn't do it again'

The BBC suspended Gary Lineker from presenting Match of the Day two years ago after he compared the language used in the UK government's immigration policy to that of 'Germany in the 1930s'

Economics

11 h. ago Gary Lineker says he thinks BBC 'wanted him to leave' Match of the Day

Gary Lineker has said he thinks the BBC wanted him to leave Match Of The Day

Politics

11 h. ago Gary Lineker: The BBC didn't want me to stay on Match of the Day

The broadcaster, 64, has used an interview with the corporation to suggest that his bosses never wanted him to stay despite starting contract talks last year.

Politics

12 h. ago Gary Lineker insists BBC wanted him to leave Match of the Day in new bombshell interview

Gary Lineker only has a number of Match of the Day shows left ahead of his exit from the popular BBC show and has now hinted at the thought process behind the bombshell decision

Events

19 h. ago Danny Dyer gave his ‘most honest interview ever’ on ITV’s The Assembly

Dyer, TV presenter Gary Lineker, actor David Tennant and singer Jade Thirlwall all face the hotseat.

Politics

28 h. ago Man United star Victor Lindelof's wife reveals the shocking real reason why he had to suddenly leave their Europa League win over Lyon mid

Victor Lindelof's absence during Man United's Europa League quarter-final second-leg win over Lyon raised some eyebrows at first, but the concerning reason why has now been revealed.

Events

33 h. ago Alan Shearer’s comment about Gary Lineker’s MOTD exit dubbed 'cruel' by Micah Richards

Gary Lineker will call time on his 26-year run as Match of the Day host at the end of this Premier League season, and his co-stars are already making jokes about his looming exit

Politics

34 h. ago Gary Lineker makes feelings clear after Leicester relegation – 'Completely out of your mind'

Leicester City were relegated to the Championship following a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool and Foxes icon Gary Lineker says he's been expecting the drop for some time

Politics

34 h. ago Gary Lineker lets Alan Shearer know what he thinks after ‘cruel’ Match of the Day comment

As Gary Lineker's time as Match of the Day host draws to its close, the BBC mainstay shot Micah Richards down after Alan Shearer's comment on his impending exit

Politics

42 h. ago Home Secretary Yvette Cooper calls damage to statues 'disgraceful'

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper calls damage to statues 'disgraceful'  BBC

Society