Gary Lineker is set to leave BBC this summer after hosting the flagship football programme Match of the Day for 26 years. The 64-year-old football presenter announced his departure following a controversial row over his social media use,

The voice and face of the BBC's Match of the Day programme since 1999, Lineker's episode this weekend is set to be his last after a long spell at the helm.

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Gary Lineker is set to make his final appearance on Match of the Day this Sunday following his departure from the BBC over an "anti-Semitic" social media post. The former England football captain has been allowed to host the coverage of the last matches of the Premier League season despite mounting pressure within the corporation and beyond.

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Gary Lineker, who has hosted BBC's flagship football show Match of the Day for more than 25 years is due to leave the corporation after backlash from a social media post last week

Gary Lineker is set to bid farewell to Match of the Day this Saturday after an illustrious 26-year stint as the programme's presenter. The 64-year-old broadcaster's departure marks the end of an era for the BBC's flagship football show,