‘I bear in mind the primary time I used to be on Match of the Day, I had an absolute shocker. After I arrived dwelling, I even bought the piss taken out of me by my circle of relatives!’ Gary Lineker tells FourFourTwo about his unlucky begin to life on the flagship present
Gary Lineker is leaving Match of the Day in Could, after 26 years because the present’s presenter – however his first expertise on the programme went very badly.
Lineker initially grew to become a pundit after retirement as a participant, earlier than gaining expertise as a presenter and entering into Des Lynam’s sneakers when the legend moved to ITV in 1999.