BBC Breakfast welcomed football legend Gary Lineker to its Wednesday morning programme to discuss his future with Match of the Day. As he recounted his journey from leading the England team in the early 90s to becoming a national treasure as a pundit, speculation arose over his tenure on the iconic show, which he joined in 1992. During the chat with sports correspondent John Watson, a candid Gary grappled with the question "How long do you see yourself continuing on Match of the Day?" 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." He then contemplated the future, noting the evolving dynamics of football, television, and Premier League rights, all of which could influence his role: "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.
" Reflecting on a 25-year span with the show, he remarked, "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. I must be getting old!" Gary also delved into the complexities of managing Match of the Day's concise segments, including the period when ITV took over the rights, causing him to ponder: "When it came back, when we got the rights back, I said, 'Is there any way we could show all the games?' "We found a way of doing it and I thought, 'Right, we finally won'.