Gary Lineker tells Cesc Fabregas to make ‘big decision' on joining Man Utd to replace Michael Carrick

Man City FFP: Lineker votes for punishment ‘blessing' amid ‘talk of Premier League conspiracy'

Lineker claims Man City should accept punishment over rule breaches

Lineker claims Scott could threaten Rice's England starting spot

BBC pundit Chris Sutton joked suggestively about his colleagues Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates on live radio‚ amid reports that the Match of the Day co-hosts are dating. Cates‚ 51‚ and Chapman‚ 52‚ have been stars of the BBC show's three-person presenter panel alongside Gabby Logan since the start of last season following Gary Lineker's departure. The pair have become public figures on our TV screens over recent years - but have grown close in private‚ with reports emerging on Sunday that the BBC stars have been dating.

Gary Lineker claims Thomas Tuchel could snub Arsenal star with England first XI place now under threat

Lineker ranks Bellingham amongst always contentious Gerrard‚ Lampard‚ Scholes debate

Match of the Day may have been running since 1964‚ but news broke of a first on the show on Sunday when it was reported that co-hosts Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman have started dating. Cates‚ 51‚ and Chapman‚ 52‚ have been stars of the BBC show's three-person presenter panel alongside Gabby Logan since the start of last season following Gary Lineker's departure. The pair have become public figures on our TV screens over recent years - but have now grown close in private‚ much to the apparent disgruntlement of Chapman's ex-partner. On salaries of £335‚000-£340‚000 and £215‚000-£220‚000 per year respectively‚ Chapman and Cates are two of the BBC's highest-paid employees.

Arsenal: Gary Lineker‚ Alan Shearer taken aback by ‘remarkable' Gunners star during international break

Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker praise 'remarkable' Arsenal star after Spain beat England

Gary Lineker has delivered a scathing verdict on Sir Jim Ratcliffe's running of Manchester United‚ branding the club's co-owner an 'unpleasant human being'. There was optimism when the 73-year-old bought a minority stake in the historic club in February 2024 and took control of football operations. That mood now appears to have soured among sections of the fanbase‚ however‚ amid poor results on the pitch and growing frustration with decisions made under Ratcliffe's leadership.

Gary Lineker calls Sir Jim Ratcliffe an 'unpleasant human being' amid Man Utd criticism

Man Utd: Lineker says ‘unpleasant human being' Ratcliffe running a ‘mess of a club'

Hall of Fame XVII - Gary Lineker‚ the “gentleman of the goal” who made anticipation his art

'It's odd' - Gary Lineker confused by Michael Carrick's treatment of Man Utd star

Lineker rips into "odd" Carrick decision whilst Shearer says Man Utd's attack is lacking

Lineker explains why Arsenal won't win the Champions League over ‘tasty' rivals

Gary Lineker names team that will stop Arsenal winning the Champions League

Gary Lineker changes Arsenal title prediction after Chelsea and Man City wins

Gary Lineker makes major Arsenal prediction‚ names only team to challenge Gunners for PL title

Gary Lineker just delivered a final two fingers to the BBC

'He's box office': Lineker admits wanting Keane to join The Rest Is Football podcast

Disney+ buys rights to Neville's Overlap content in riposte to Lineker's Netflix deal

Lineker predicted Infantino's path

Lineker's 'The Rest is Football' podcast to make Netflix return for PL season

Bellingham breaks England World Cup record as he rises above Kane & Lineker

Lineker slams Tuchel's U-turn as England boss blasted over 'nonsense'

Gary Lineker jokes Thomas Tuchel is a 'German spy' with clear England agenda

Gary Lineker calls Thomas Tuchel a 'German spy' after awful World Cup decisions

Lineker suggests Tuchel is 'German spy' after England World Cup exit

'Absolutely unfathomable' - Lineker & Rooney slam Tuchel's tactics after WC exit

Nine World Cup icons as you've never seen them before

Bellingham could become 'greatest ever England player'‚ says Lineker

Lineker claims Bellingham could be 'England's greatest ever footballer'

Lineker reveals ‘concern' with ‘brilliant' England star for Argentina match - ‘the one thing I would say'

Gary Lineker made a surprise return to BBC screens after his controversial exit after gatecrashing Micah Richards' analysis of England's World Cup quarter-final win over Norway. Lineker was supposed to front the BBC's coverage at this summer's World Cup in his final bow for the corporation after 26 years of service. However‚ he was stood down last May following backlash over a string of political social media posts‚ which included what he said was the unwitting sharing of a post on Instagram which featured a depiction of a rat - an image associated with antisemitism.

Lineker makes stunning BBC return after England World Cup victory

Lineker claims Infantino ‘almost untenable' at FIFA as Shearer hits out at ‘scandalous' Quansah decision

Shearer shakes head and explodes in Argentina row as Lineker demands rule change

Gary Lineker says only two teams can 'stop' France winning the World Cup

Gary Lineker‚ “Football is a simple game: 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end‚ the Germans always win”

Havertz hits back at Lineker after his "weakest Germany sides I've ever seen" comment

Arsenal star hits back at Gary Lineker prediction after ‘weakest' claim - ‘I'm not interested'

Lineker criticises US over 'unfair' treatment of World Cup team kicked out of country

Everton's Tyrique George transfer stance brings echoes of Tyler Dibling - and Gary Lineker

Lineker brands Maguire's Kane comments 'b*****ks' amid World Cup fight

World Cup 2026‚ Day 10: History for Curaçao; Germany strike late; and Gary Lineker on ITV?

I listened to eight World Cup podcasts - Piers Morgan's made my ears bleed

Lineker drops 'shut the f*** up' response to BBC 'traitor' rant after ITV surprise

Gary Lineker reveals the real reason he made controversial ITV World Cup appearance

Gary Lineker trolls BBC seconds into ITV debut for World Cup as Laura Woods interrupts

Lineker‚ Lampard and Le Tissier link up in England L-Team

Lineker makes ITV presenting cameo on World Cup coverage

Gary Lineker's instant dig at BBC in shock appearance on ITV World Cup coverage

Gary Lineker aims dig at BBC during surprise ITV World Cup appearance

Why is Gary Lineker on ITV's World Cup coverage tonight?

Why is Gary Lineker on ITV's World Cup coverage?

LINEKER GETS ONE OVER ON BEEB! - Axed MOTD host Lineker to make shock ITV appearance as World Cup pundit in another major blow for BBC

Former England striker and long-term broadcaster Lineker‚ 65‚ worked as the BBC's chief anchor for football coverage‚ including fronting Match of the Day‚ for 26 years. He left last May over his Instagram post about Zionism featuring a rat that ignited an antisemitism row. He apologised‚ admitted his exit was 'the responsible course of action' and left without a payoff from his £1.4million-a-year salary. Lineker has been in the United States during the World Cup to host his 'The Rest is Football' podcast‚ which was bough by Netflix for £14m for the tournament.

Kane is England's greatest striker‚ says Lineker

The Manchester United star‚ who was 'shocked and gutted' at his exclusion from Thomas Tuchel's squad‚ is now a guest on Gary Lineker's World Cup Netflix show. Maguire‚ 33‚ squirmed and his face soured as Shearer spent almost a minute waxing lyrical about Tuchel's attacking substitutes as well as defender Djed Spence .

Double in Croatia win - Harry Kane equals Gary Lineker's England World Cup scoring record

HARRY MAKES HISTORY! Kane equals Lineker's England World Cup record to fire Three Lions to thrilling Croatia victory and start campaign with big win

Harry Maguire's call for more Man United signings as he tells Gary Lineker what's changed

Gary Lineker: “Football is a simple game -- 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end‚ the Germans always win”

Wedding parties‚ the Hand of God and Lineker: the Big One invades summer like nothing else

JONATHAN MCEVOY: One early blessing for us terrestrial TV viewers in the BBC's putative coverage of the World Cup is that we are spared the sanctimonious presence of its former morale-arbiter‚ the oh-so-Woke Gary Lineker. Saint Gary is doing fine‚ mind. His Goalhanger production company is on-site in New York with a daily Netflix show‚ reviewing the tournament with co-hosts Alan Shearer and Micah Richards. Mr Lineker is laughing all the way to the bank - in a reputed £14million deal - and good luck to our Golden Boot winner of 1986.

Richards reveals his crazy World Cup plans as he makes Lineker quip on the BBC

Frank Lampard finally gets Gary Lineker apology over jibe on BBC that went viral

Lineker reveals the one BBC rule he never followed after kicking off World Cup coverage

Inside the BBC's plans to prove Gary Lineker wrong at this World Cup

Lineker picks between Rashford and Gordon in England XI at World Cup - 'Have to'

Lineker's Netflix World Cup is underway - but his rival is not the BBC

BBC hit back at Gary Lineker 'green box in Salford' jibe with 'state-of-the-art' World Cup studio

BBC hit back at Lineker as World Cup coverage row heats up

Morgan challenges Lineker after hitting a nerve by mocking his Netflix World Cup deal

Gary Lineker recalls the moment he feared he was dying in terrifying ordeal

Palmer joins Lineker in Ibiza after England snub

Gary Lineker: I feel liberated. The BBC moved the goalposts‚ not me

Lineker no longer 'walking on eggshells' as he calls out BBC's World Cup decision

Gary Lineker names the 3 teams who put "disappointing" Arsenal to shame including Bayern

Lineker names three teams better than Arsenal

Lineker drops brutal verdict on Arsenal's Champions League final loss

Gary Lineker names three teams who have 'better players' than Arsenal

Lineker drops Arsenal claim after ‘positive for football' CL final loss; Arteta told to make three signings

Gary Lineker lands new role after BBC exit with two deals already agreed

Gabby Logan hits back at Gary Lineker for mocking BBC's World Cup coverage plan

Logan responds to Lineker's brutal taunts over BBC's World Cup policy

Gary Lineker cranks Celtic conspiracy as Hearts 'cost the title' by VAR amid feeling he can't shake

Celtic: Sutton hits back at Lineker slamming ‘worst VAR decision' after ‘extraordinary' penalty call

Chris Sutton aims dig at Gary Lineker and defends Celtic penalty decision

Gary Lineker brands Celtic VAR penalty decision 'worst I've ever seen' as Hearts hero rages at handball call

Gary Lineker and Micah Richards clash over Arsenal and Man City Premier League title race outcome

Lineker and Shearer deliver 'angry' VAR verdict after disallowed goal in Arsenal vs West Ham

‘I'd be angry' - Lineker continues anti-VAR agenda with verdict on West Ham disallowed goal vs Arsenal

Gary Lineker's new swipe at BBC‚ why he left MOTD and upcoming TV role

Lineker defies Shearer with Arsenal vs PSG prediction - 'I have a feeling'

‘I wouldn't be surprised' - Lineker tips sacked manager for Liverpool job next season

Man United latest: Bruno Fernandes shows true colours as Gary Lineker left baffled

Gary Lineker names Arne Slot's potential replacement at Liverpool - 'I wouldn't be surprised'