Gary Lineker has confirmed changes are planned to Match of the Day after admitting it was “the right time” for him to leave the show and joking “it won’t be long ’till I’m in a box”. Breaking his public silence on his exit from the BBC’s flagship football programme at the end of the season,

Roman Kemp is reportedly being lined up for a role on Match of the Day once Gary Lineker brings the curtain down on his 23-year reign as the face of the BBC show

Gary Lineker says ‘right time’ to leave Match Of The Day with BBC planning altered format - The sports broadcaster will step down as host of the football highlights programme at the end of the season.

The host says it "makes sense for someone else to take the helm" of the long-running football show.

Gary Lineker said hosting Match Of The Day for more than two decades has been “an absolute joy and privilege”, but that it is “the right time” for him to exit and “someone else to take the helm” as the BBC looks to make changes to the programme.

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The BBC is set to revamp its flagship football programme Match of the Day following Gary Lineker's announced departure after 25 years as presenter. Lineker, who will leave at the end of this season, addressed the change on his podcast The Rest is Football,

Gary Lineker has announced that he will step down as the host of Match of the Day at the end of the season saying it's "the right time" to leave the iconic BBC show.

Gary Lineker has refused to speculate on who will replace him on Match of the Day after he revealed he would be stepping down from the BBC show.