US EditionGary Lineker’s Next Move Decided After BBC Exit as Statement Made
- Gary Lineker, former Match of the Day presenter, left the BBC early in 2025 and moved his podcast The Rest Is Football to DAZN.
- His departure followed a social media controversy involving a rat emoji, an image historically linked to antisemitism, which he publicly apologized for.
- The podcast, featuring Alan Shearer and Micah Richards and produced by Goalhanger Podcasts, will include video coverage of the FIFA Club World Cup on DAZN.
- DAZN’s Pete Oliver called The Rest Is Football 'essential viewing and listening' and said the partnership brings the FIFA Club World Cup closer to fans.
- Lineker’s BBC exit halted his role in the 2026 World Cup coverage, and he said he expects to focus mainly on his podcast going forward.
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Gary Lineker agrees deal with new broadcaster after controversial BBC exit
Gary Lineker was involved in an anti-Semitism row over his use of a rat emoji (Picture: Getty) Former Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has agreed a deal with a new broadcaster after his controversial exit from the BBC last month. Lineker was set to cover the 2025-26 FA Cup and 2026 World Cup for the BBC but he left early over his use of an alleged anti-Semitic rat emoji. He shared a social media post about Zionism that included an emoji o…
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