Some of the contenders for the Match of the Day hot seat.Some of the contenders for the Match of the Day hot seat.
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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