Gary Lineker says ‘right time’ to leave Match Of The Day as BBC plan changes - The sports broadcaster will step down as host of the football highlights programme at the end of the season.

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 look to make changes to the programme.

Former England striker Gary Lineker, the BBC’s highest-paid presenter, will step down from his role on its flagship soccer show “Match of the Day.”