Gary Lineker to guest on ITV during World Cup match

Gary Lineker has spent decades as a fixture of World Cup coverage, and he could not resist getting involved again — just not on the channel viewers were used to seeing him on. The presenter left the BBC last year after 26 years fronting Match of the Day, his exit arriving abruptly following a row over his social media posts.

Gary Lineker in familiar territory as he kicked off his ITV appearance with a light-hearted cameo as a presenter Gary Lineker was back in familiar territory on Saturday night as he returned to free-to-air TV and even kicked off his ITV appearance with a brief cameo as a presenter. Lineker, who presented BBC’s Match of the Day for 26 years until he departed the corporation last May, was revealed on Friday as a pundit for ITV’s World Cup coverage of Germany against Côte d’Ivoire in Group E. Continue reading...

Gary Lineker left the BBC in May 2025, ending his 26-year run as a soccer commentator there. On Saturday, he’ll appear on BBC’s biggest rival. Per Matt Slater and Sam Joseph at The Athletic, Lineker is expected to make a guest appearance during ITV’s broadcast of Saturday’s Group E match between Germany and Ivory Coast. This would…

Ollie Whitmore, Chief football news reporterGary Lineker is set to make a surprise appearance as a guest pundit on ITV’s World Cup coverage of the Ivory Coast’s Group E match against Germany on Su...

Former Match of the Day presenter left BBC last year Lineker to feature in coverage of Germany v Côte d’Ivoire Gary Lineker has been booked to appear as a special guest on ITV’s World Cup coverage of Germany v Côte d’Ivoire on Saturday evening in his first appearance on terrestrial television since leaving the BBC 13 months ago. The former Match of the Day presenter is in New York recording daily episodes of The Rest is Football podcast, which is being shown on Netflix, and has agreed to make a one-off appearance in ITV’s Brooklyn studio. Continue reading...