BBC icon Gary Lineker casts doubt on Match of the Day future and says ‘we’ll see’

Carole Malone slams Gary Lineker and his BBC salary BBC Breakfast introduced footie ace Gary Lineker to its Wednesday morning line-up to confirm his Match of the Day future. Gary chatted to sports correspondent John Watson about his incredible career, from captaining the England team in the early nineties to becoming one of Britain’s best loved pundits. But his incredible stint on the programme – which began way back in 1992 – could soon come to an end.

John asked Gary: “How long do you see yourself continuing on Match of the Day?” and Gary struggled for an answer, admitting: “I don’t...

I don’t know! "Depends how long they want me, I suppose. I love doing it at the moment; I’ve still got another year left, at least." Gary Lineker cast doubt on his BBC future (Image: BBC) He went on: “So we’ll have to wait and see what happens.

Obviously it’s another change in football and television and the rights of the Premier League and stuff like that. "All of these things will play a part. But I just feel it’s been an absolute privilege to have presented it for 25 years now.

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