Kelly Cates, Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman will be the new hosts of BBC's flagship football programme, Match of the Day. Cates, a Sky Sports anchor and daughter of Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish, will join current BBC stars Logan and Chapman. Gary Lineker, who has been the host for 25 years, will step down at the end of the 2024/25 Premier League season.
Kelly Cates, Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman will become the new Match of the Day hosts, the BBC has confirmed.In what marks the sixth set of main presenters for the flagship TV programme, Sky Sports anchor Cates will form a trio alongside current BBC stars Logan and Chapman.
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Lineker's contract with the BBC was due to expire at the end of the season, but he signed an 18-month extension to take him through to the 2026 World Cup. “It came at a point where really the BBC and Match of the Day, they’ve got the rights for another three years, the cycle starts from next season so it felt like if I just do one more year it would be a bit weird.”
Along with Match of the Day, Lineker worked on Radio 5 Live, They Think It's All Over and Grandstand.
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