The host says it "makes sense for someone else to take the helm" of the long-running football show.

Gary Lineker said hosting Match Of The Day for more than two decades has been “an absolute joy and privilege”, but that it is “the right time” for him to exit and “someone else to take the helm” as the BBC looks to make changes to the programme.

The former England striker - speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast - says the BBC is looking to do Match Of The Day "slightly differently" from next season.