Gary Lineker brutally tells pundit he won’t be the new Match of the Day host

The contention to go the adjacent Match of the Day big is on, but Gary Lineker is definite 1 antheral won’t get the occupation – brutally telling him that to his face.

Lineker is to permission the iconic shot amusement astatine the extremity of the Premier League play aft 26 years astatine the helm, but volition stay with the BBC until the decision of the 2026 World Cup.

Speculation is rife arsenic to who volition instrumentality over, with Mark Chapman, Alex Scott and Kelly Cates the bookies favourites.

Kelly Sommers and Reshmin Chowdhury are besides successful contention, portion immoderate person adjacent suggested Piers Morgan would beryllium the perfect host.

One sanction further down the database is Micah Richards, the erstwhile Manchester City defender present a starring pundit connected Match of the Day arsenic good arsenic Sky Sports and CBS.

Richards besides knows Lineker highly well, not lone from MOTD but besides The Rest is Football podcast which would look to boost his chances.

But appearing connected the latest occurrence of the podcast alongside West Ham prima Michail Antonio, the England fable brutally ended Richards’ aspirations of becoming host, though helium claims helium ne'er had any.

Upon Lineker quipping astir his MOTD exit, Antonio joked: ‘Micah’s trying to instrumentality your job!’.

A superior Richards replied: ‘You cognize what, tin I conscionable get this retired there, right.

‘When radical are saying Micah Richards is perchance going to instrumentality implicit a presenter, I deliberation it’s a monolithic disrespect to each the presenters retired there. There’s truthful galore talented people.

‘Just due to the fact that I’m a pundit, I tin springiness penetration to a player, I consciousness I cognize the game, I ticker tactics. But to instrumentality implicit presenting 1 of the astir iconic shows, not conscionable successful sport, but that BBC’s ever had?’

Antonio, was having nary of it however, interrupting: ‘Blah, blah, blah, halt trying it, mate.

‘Look astatine what he’s trying to do? “There’s truthful galore others they tin prime implicit me, I conscionable can’t judge they would adjacent enactment my sanction successful the hat”.’

Lineker past chimed successful to say: ‘Micah, you tin wholly relax. I tin guarantee you they won’t beryllium asking you!’ prompting hysterics from the trio.

Richards precise overmuch remains an outsider to go host, with the BBC expected to marque a last determination connected Lineker’s replacement successful the adjacent fewer months.

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