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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Alan Shearer breaks silence on Match of the Day future after Gary Lineker's emotional BBC exit
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ALAN SHEARER has opened up on Gary Lineker's emotional Match of the Day exit - and his own future on the show. Lineker, 64, signed off from his role as MOTD host after 26 years on Sunday night. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Alan Shearer has broken his silence on his Match of the Day future Credit: Getty 2 Gary Lineker signed off on the show for the final time on Sunday after 26 years Credit: BBC The England legend revealed his intention to quit from the Beeb show back in November. But his exit was overshadowed by an antisemitism storm, which saw Lineker step away from the BBC completely. Shearer, 54, made his BBC punditry debut back in 2006 and has worked alongside Lineker ever since. Shearer told The Daily Mail: "He got a really emotional send off on Sunday, and one he deserved. READ MORE ON GARY LINEKER GARY'S GAFFE Gary Lineker reveals Match of the Day blunder he made in last-ever appearance "He's a brilliant broadcaster, and he's a great friend of mine, and we will all miss him." The Toon icon confirmed he will continue to appear on the iconic BBC show. Shearer and Lineker are also set to carry on with their hit podcast The Rest Is Football. They are joined on the popular pod by Micah Richards, another popular Beeb pundit. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Shearer admits Lineker's farewell didn't hit too hard - as they've already recorded two more episodes since. The Newcastle legend continued: "It's different for myself and Micah, because it's not as if we're not ever going to see him again. Gary Lineker reveals Match of the Day blunder he made in last-ever appearance for first time in 26 years "I mean, we've done two recordings of our podcast as well, so we're still going to be sort of working together." Lineker's production company Goalhanger Productions are reportedly in talks with DAZN ahead of the summer. The discussions are based around "launching shows featuring MOTD-style match clips of the Club World Cup." TV insiders also believe Lineker moving to a rival such as ITV or Sky Sports is "highly unlikely." Lineker faced a huge backlash after he re-posted a video earlier this month which criticised Zionism and included an illustration of a rat. I'm sorry that your team was always on last. Time to say goodbye Gary Lineker The Three Lions legend agreed to leave the BBC for good and apologised unreservedly. Lineker was given a seven-minute tribute during his final Match of the Day broadcast Tearing up, he added: "It's been an absolute privilege to host Match of the Day for a quarter of a century. It's been utterly joyous. "I'd like to wish Gabby [Logan], Mark [Chapman], and Kelly [Cates] all the best when they sit in the chair. "The programme is in the best of hands. My final thank you goes to all of you. Thank you for watching. "Thank you for all your love and support over the years. It's been so special. "I'm sorry that your team was always on last. Time to say goodbye."
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Sky Sports commentator left speechless by KSI's X-rated comment live on air
KSI stunned Sky Sports commentator Brandon Smith and viewers alike with his X-rated joke during the latest action from the Baller League. The well-known social media star, singer and boxer has been infiltrating many mainstream spaces as of late, appearing at BBC Radio One's Big Weekend and also guest-judging on Britain's Got Talent. He also owns several popular companies, including Misfits Boxing, Prime Hydration and Lunchly, alongside fellow entrepreneur Logan Paul. And he balances those commitments with his duties as president of the UK version of the Baller League. The 31-year-old was in attendance once again at the Copper Box Arena in London on Monday, taking up his usual position in the commentary booth. It was during the match between M7 FC and SDS that he left fellow microphone man Smith speechless with his lewd joke that was caught live on air. When discussing the league table, Smith said: "Well, that table is looking very tight." Murmuring in agreement, KSI thought on the spot and quipped back with: "Tighter than a nun?" This piece of blue comedy was received with an air of awkwardness by Smith, who stayed silent for a solid 20 seconds while KSI could be heard laughing in the background at the reaction - or lack thereof - to his joke. Smith then continued commentating on the tied game between M7 FC and SDS without acknowledging KSI's comment, much to the influencer's joy. The indoor six-a-side football competition is currently in its debut season in the UK. It originated in Germany last year and is endorsed by former Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich defender Mats Hummels and ex- Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski. KSI is the president of the UK edition of the Baller League, with British influencers and footballers appearing at the competition to coach various teams. Just some of the famous faces involved include Chelsea icon John Terry, The Rest Is Football podcast trio Gary Lineker, Micah Richards and Alan Shearer, Twitch streamer AngryGinge, Arsenal star Chloe Kelly and British rapper Dave. The Baller League will continue next week with the final matchday before the following Monday's final four day to conclude the tournament. All fixtures are available live on Sky Sports. Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘It wasn't meant to end this way': Lineker signs off from Match of the Day
Gary Lineker bade farewell to Match of the Day and his career at the BBC on Sunday night in the only appropriate manner: with a montage. There were deep breaths, noises off, the checking of notes. There were tears and celebrations. There was Bobby Robson and Johan Cruyff. There were tributes from colleagues, peers, friends and family and an invitation to 'go gallivanting' from Gazza. 'You don't believe it but you will be missed,' said Pep Guardiola. The 64-year-old largely held it together as he was taken down memory lane and ushered towards the exit door of the BBC's top sports programme after 26 years of hosting. Only a sniffle betrayed his deeper feelings as he signed off for the last time. 'Rather like my football career, everyone else did the hard work and I got the plaudits', he said. 'It's been utterly joyous.' Lineker has often described the opportunity to be a custodian of a programme he himself had grown up watching as 'a privilege'. In truth, the former England captain's stint as presenter dwarfs that of every other host. From David Coleman to Des Lynam, the host of Match of the Day has also been the face of the BBC's sports programming and Lineker continued that tradition, but only his presence has been consistent across an entire generation. After an initial stint as a pundit, Lineker's presenting debut came on 7 August 1999. He introduced himself with a Lynam-esque moment of fourth-wall breaking. 'Hey, tell you what, football's back,' he said, before adding: 'Any good? Did I get the job?' His first match was Chelsea at home to promoted Sunderland, a thrashing led by Gianfranco Zola; his punditry panel Alan Hansen and Trevor Brooking. Twenty-six years later and Lineker saw out his last 90 minutes of action and analysis in the company of Alan Shearer and Micah Richards. Both men are bigger, louder and snappier than their predecessors. They also work with Lineker all week long as part of The Rest Is Football, the hit podcast produced by Lineker's Goalhanger studio. There, their personalities are given looser rein and banter gushes freely. The more mannered versions of the trio on MOTD can seem a little awkward by comparison. Over the years Lineker found a distinctive voice as a broadcaster, conveying his enthusiasm for the game while adopting an avuncular approach to the athletes he was watching. He also indulged his fondness for wordplay and made many deprecating references to the achievements of his career. His boyish looks endured for decades, his ageing betrayed only by his whitening hair. In 2015 he agreed to present MOTD in 'just my undies' if the team he had once played for and always supported, Leicester City, won the Premier League. The Foxes duly pulled off the miracle and Lineker half-honoured his commitment: the white bloomers were more shorts than pants. At that point in his career it was as close to controversy as Lineker had come. The player who never received a yellow card had become the good guy host, even-handed in his observations and gentle in his humour. But his pants pledge came via a post on Twitter and Lineker's social media activity was to change the perception the public had of him. He used Twitter to articulate his personal political views. His support for refugees brought attacks from the press and strangers into his home. Two years ago, criticism of the previous government's language on asylum led to debates over impartiality and a brief suspension, only for Lineker's pundit peers to walk out in solidarity. Scrutiny of Lineker's activity away from the studio has only grown since, at the same time as his independence from the BBC has deepened. The decision that Lineker would begin to step away from his BBC responsibilities was made last autumn, with the promise of a last dance at the men's World Cup next summer. Lineker's decision two weeks ago to repost content relating to the Gaza conflict that contained an antisemitic symbol then put an end to plans for an extended farewell. 'It wasn't meant to end this way,' was how Lineker opened his final show, but there was to be no confessional. Of course it was a set up for a joke. 'With the title race over, the Champions League was all we had left to talk about,' said Lineker as Richards grimaced keenly, but the camera didn't linger. As ever with a show that is edited with military precision, the match action had to be cued up. 'We'll take it in table order,' Lineker said. The show rolled on. There were little chuckles at the prospect of free pints at Shearer's Bar at St James' Park and a recital of law 12 relating to the control of the ball in a goalkeeper's hand. The Chelsea defender Levi Colwill was compared to a 'prime Lineker in the box' by Richards and giggles were had over unrevealed remarks relating to Sunderland made by Shearer in the green room. There was a graphic that got the West Ham manager wrong and Lineker momentarily confused Brighton and Bournemouth. It was all as familiar and as comforting as a warm bath. Then, finally, the plug was pulled.
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Gary Lineker reveals Match of the Day blunder he made in last-ever appearance for first time in 26 years
GARY LINEKER revealed the blunder he made for the very first time - in his last-ever Match of the Day show. Lineker, 64, bowed out from the programme on Sunday night at the end of the Premier League season. Advertisement 4 Gary Lineker made a blunder at the end of his final Match of the Day show Credit: PA 4 Lineker explained the mistake on The Rest Is Football podcast Credit: YouTube - The Rest Is Football He had planned to stay on presenting FA Cup matches and front the World Cup coverage next summer. But the legendary broadcaster walked away from the BBC for good following an anti-semitism row and fall-out with Beeb bosses. And Lineker admitted he made a glaring error as he closed his final show - and one he had never done before. Towards the end of the show, there was an emotional montage of friends, colleagues and team-mates paying tribute to the departing host. Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL DONE DEL Man Utd 'agree Liam Delap deal with personal terms over £30m transfer accepted' The likes of Alan Hansen, Paul Gascoigne, Ian Wright and Lineker's three sons all contributed then after a special message from Andrea Bocelli, Lineker had welled up and was understandably finding it difficult to keep it all together. So much so that when he went to talk through the final Premier League table, he fluffed his lines. Lineker could be heard scrambling around trying to find the piece of paper with the script to talk through the table - but with no joy. And that meant he had to make it up as he went along - and did so with his brilliant charm and ease. Advertisement CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Choking back tears on the live TV show, Lineker said: "I don't know if I can speak. I'll try. "For one last time, here's the Premier League table." Gary Lineker tears up as he bids emotional farewell to iconic Match of the Day after controversial BBC axe Then came a pause as he rustled through the papers, before continuing: "And I can't find the copy. Advertisement "So I tell you what, you can just read it for yourselves because it doesn't matter. "Liverpool won the league as you can see, the teams that qualified for the Champions League are Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle. "Villa and Forest will also play European football next season. "Let's have a look at the bottom of the table - it's the first time I've ever ad-libbed this. Advertisement "Ermm, the bottom three are going down as they do tend to do at the end of the season. "One of those teams is, of course, Leicester which is not really how I wanted to finish." Lineker's mishap prompted sniggering laughter from pundits Alan Shearer and Micah Richards. 'I WAS STRUGGLING' And when the trio reconvened for their The Rest Is Football podcast, the ex-Leicester striker addressed the gaffe. Advertisement Lineker explained: "When they played the montage, I was struggling, especially when I saw my boys. "Thankfully, that wasn't the last clip because I'd gone at that point and needed time to get myself together to try and get through the end of the show. "It's weird, isn't it? I presented it for 26 years and I always finish with the Premier League table and then a closing line. "But for the first time ever, because of everything that was going on, I completely lost what we call the copy, the written form of what I read out over the tables. Advertisement "That's written by the subs and it needs to be accurate - you can't make any mistakes. "For the first time in 26 years, I couldn't find it and it wasn't there, so I just bust which was a bit different." Lineker was gifted with a couple of presents by Shearer and Richards before making a thank-you speech to end his final appearance on the show, which was closed by Bocelli performing and a series of the season's highlights. Somewhat ironically, the final game of Lineker's long stint was his beloved Leicester losing with their relegation already confirmed - nine years after he opened Match of the Day in his underpants following their 5,000-1 title win. Advertisement 4 Lineker was given a wonderful send-off by Alan Shearer and Micah Richards Credit: PA
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Gary Lineker reveals Match of the Day blunder he made in last-ever appearance for first time in 26 years
GARY LINEKER revealed the blunder he made for the very first time - in his last-ever Match of the Day show. Lineker, 64, bowed out from the programme on Sunday night at the end of the Premier League season. 4 Gary Lineker made a blunder at the end of his final Match of the Day show Credit: PA 4 Lineker explained the mistake on The Rest Is Football podcast Credit: YouTube - The Rest Is Football He had planned to stay on presenting FA Cup matches and front the World Cup coverage next summer. But the legendary broadcaster walked away from the BBC for good following an And Lineker admitted he made a glaring error as he closed his final show - and one he had never done before. Towards the end of the show, there was an emotional montage of friends, colleagues and team-mates paying tribute to the departing host. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL The likes of Alan Hansen, Paul Gascoigne, Ian Wright and Lineker's three sons all contributed then after a special message from Andrea Bocelli, Lineker had welled up and was So much so that when he went to talk through the final Premier League table, he fluffed his lines. Lineker could be heard scrambling around trying to find the piece of paper with the script to talk through the table - but with no joy. And that meant he had to make it up as he went along - and did so with his brilliant charm and ease. Most read in Football CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Choking back tears on the live TV show, Lineker said: "I don't know if I can speak. I'll try. "For one last time, here's the Premier League table." Gary Lineker tears up as he bids emotional farewell to iconic Match of the Day after controversial BBC axe Then came a pause as he rustled through the papers, before continuing: "And I can't find the copy. "So I tell you what, you can just read it for yourselves because it doesn't matter. "Liverpool won the league as you can see, the teams that qualified for the Champions League are Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle. "Villa and Forest will also play European football next season. "Let's have a look at the bottom of the table - it's the first time I've ever ad-libbed this. "Ermm, the bottom three are going down as they do tend to do at the end of the season. "One of those teams is, of course, Leicester which is not really how I wanted to finish." Lineker's mishap prompted sniggering laughter from pundits Alan Shearer and Micah Richards. 'I WAS STRUGGLING' And when the trio reconvened for their Lineker explained: "When they played the montage, I was struggling, especially when I saw my boys. "Thankfully, that wasn't the last clip because I'd gone at that point and needed time to get myself together to try and get through the end of the show. "It's weird, isn't it? I presented it for 26 years and I always finish with the Premier League table and then a closing line. "But for the first time ever, because of everything that was going on, I completely lost what we call the copy, the written form of what I read out over the tables. "That's written by the subs and it needs to be accurate - you can't make any mistakes. "For the first time in 26 years, I couldn't find it and it wasn't there, so I just bust which was a bit different." Lineker was gifted with a couple of presents by Shearer and Richards before making a thank-you speech to end his final appearance on the show, which was closed by Bocelli performing and a series of the season's highlights. Somewhat ironically, the final game of Lineker's long stint was his beloved Leicester losing with their relegation already confirmed - nine years after he opened Match of the Day in his underpants following their 5,000-1 title win. 4 Lineker was given a wonderful send-off by Alan Shearer and Micah Richards Credit: PA 4 Lineker departed after 26 years in the BBC studio hot seat Credit: BBC
