Gary Lineker has spoken out about his impending departure from Match of the Day, hinting that it was perhaps the BBC's preference for him to step down. The veteran presenter, who will bow out ...

When Gary Lineker suggested to Amol Rajan in their interview this week that the BBC didn’t want him to carry on in his role as the presenter of Match of the Day, he wasn’t being paranoid.

Gary Lineker played for Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur and enjoyed a stint at Barcelona. Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images In March 2023, Lineker was suspended from the BBC following ...