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Some of the contenders for the Match of the Day hot seat. | Getty Images

Next Match of the Day Presenter: 9 names tipped to take over from Gary Lineker - including Gabby Logan

By David Hepburn

Writer-at-large

Published 12th Nov 2024, 10:20 GMT

One of the biggest jobs in the world of sports broadcasting has a vacancy.

Gary Lineker is to step down as host of the BBC’s flagship football programme Match of the Day at the end of this season - with the hunt now on for his replacement.

The former England footballer is the the show’s longest-serving host, having presented it since taking over from Desmond Lynam in 1999.

Lineker is the BBC’s highest-paid star, with a salary of more than £1.3m a year, and will stay with the corporation until after leading the coverage of the 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico.

Here are 9 contenders for his job.

Well, it would certainly be a talking point. Former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan is a 66/1 longshot to make a return to terrestrial television on the BBC's flagship football show.

9. Piers Morgan - 66/1

Well, it would certainly be a talking point. Former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan is a 66/1 longshot to make a return to terrestrial television on the BBC's flagship football show. | Getty Images

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