Iconic BBC presenter leaves job at Premier League after nine years and posts emotional message
FAN favourite football presenter Manish Bhasin has announced he is leaving his job at the Premier League after nine years.
Bhasin, 49, has been on fans' screens for over two decades and is known by many as the face of the BBC's defunct Football League Show.
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Manish Bhasin has announced his next career move
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Bhasin, pictured with Premier League CEO Richard Masters, has been working at Premier League productions for nine years
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But for the last nine years he has fronted up matchday coverage of Premier League action for Premier League Productions - the league's official broadcast outlet.
Bhasin was the host of their official global match coverage, popping up on televisions across the globe as he chatted about the Prem's biggest fixtures.
But the Leicester-born presenter and journalist has now revealed he is ready for a new chapter in an emotional statement announcing his exit.
He wrote on X: "After 9 years of hosting for the Premier League official global match coverage, sadly the time has come to move on.
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"I've loved every second. A big thanks to the production team and the on-screen pundits who made the job so enjoyable.
"Time now to write the next chapter…"
Bhasin is one of many familiar faces that are leaving their roles this summer as the landscape of football coverage is set for a shakeup ahead of the new season.
Sky Sports announced last week that seven of their stars are leaving the the company as part of a major redundancy programme.
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Included in that mass change is the likes of Melissa Reddy, Jeremy Langdon and the experienced Rob Wotton.
Meanwhile Gary Lineker presented his final Match of the Day after 26 years in the hot-seat after revealing his exit from the BBC last month.
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However, Lineker won't be stepping away from football highlights completely.
It was announced today that his podcast The Rest Is Football, which he co-hosts alongside Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, will be showing highlights of the upcoming Fifa Club World Cup.
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