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Gary Lineker was the BBC's £1.4m-a-year golden boy, modernised Match of the Day and presented in his pants... but 'virtue-signalling' and rows over impartiality and anti-Semitism made his notorious moments as memorable

Lineker was due to leave his role as a presenter with the BBC at the end of the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.

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