Gary Lineker ‘set’ for early BBC exit with position ‘untenable’ after his delete post on Zionism

Presenter Gary Lineker is reportedly ‘set’ to ‘step down’ from the BBC earlier than planne, with his position at the broadcaster ‘untenable’.

The division between Lineker and the BBC has grown in recent years as he has คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย become increasingly outspoken regarding his football opinions and thoughts on public affairs.

This has coincide with the launch of his Rest is Football podcast, which he hosts alongside pundits Alan Shearer and Micah Richards. This has a huge success and his production company, Goalhanger, also works on other successful podcasts, including The Rest is Politics, The Rest is History and The Rest is Entertainment.

This new platform has given Lineker the freedom to express his views on football, something he’s not been in a position to do as a presenter for the BBC.

But Lineker has come under fire for his political outbursts, and in March 2023, he was force to step back from his role on Match of the Day after criticising the government’s stance on asylum seekers.

Lineker was subsequently reinstate after receiving overwhelming backing from pundits and colleagues at the BBC, but he has continue speaking out on politics. In April, he admitte that he ‘sense’ the broadcaster wante him to leave. 

The 64-year-old has heavily linke with an exit from the BBC in recent years and announce in May 2024 that the 2024/25 season would be his final season as host of Match of the Day.

He also declare that he would leave the broadcaster entirely in 2026, with his last job being to host the coverage for next year’s World Cup.