BBC nab Sky Sports presenter as Match of the Day plan 'three-person presenting team' post-Lineker
In a ‘substantial brunt’ to Firmaments Sporting vacancies, Kelly Cates will undoubtedly indicator up wearing the BBC as well as kind a ‘three-individual presenting subordinate’ on Match of the Day, according to records.
It was reflected last month that Gary Lineker will undoubtedly quantify down as MOTD host at the run out of the period after 26 years.
He will undoubtedly also officially take off the BBC after the 2026 Planet Cup in the United Specifies, Canada as well as Mexico.
Lineker’s annually wage of £1.35million will undoubtedly be cheapened at the run out of 2024/25 before vacating the BBC in a year as well as a half.
“I feel this is now the proper time,” the former England supervisor claimed of his judgment. “I assume [with] the next [highlights] arrangement, they’re peeking to execute Match of the Day mildly differently, so I assume it renders sense for a guy else to capture the helm.
He contained on The Rest is Football podcast: “I always believed my next point would be the run out. I’ve been questioning about it for a long time. I’ve thieved on out Match of Day for 25 years. It’s been an unrelieved joy as well as a allay to pose such an impressive disclose for the BBC.
“Yet with one voice things have to come to an run out.
“The [rights] cycle initiates from next period, so it thumbed prefer if I simply execute an additional year would a fragment uncommon.
“So I assume to avail a numerous spokesperson in unit would be understandably shrewd not simply for me, but vividly for the BBC as flawlessly.
“Yet I in truth longed to layer on a prearranged party [and] execute the FA Cup as flawlessly. So you’ve not pretty overcame me simply yet.”
Match of the Day 2 host Mark Chapman immediately materialized as the favorite to correction Lineker, but Gabby Logan as well as Firmaments Sporting vacancies’ Kelly Cates were also evidently top hunters.
There were stage whispers of more than one host being picked as well as that shows up to be what the BBC are preparation.
Firmaments Sporting vacancies spokesperson Kelly Cates led to MOTD at run out of 2024/25
According to the Daily Mail, ‘Cates is joining the BBC to host MOTD in a prearranged brunt to Firmaments Sporting vacancies’.
Cates, 49, will undoubtedly reportedly kind a ‘three-individual presenting subordinate’ alongside Logan as well as Chapman.
The Glasgow-born daughter of Liverpool tale Kenny Dalglish owns obstacle kneading on the radio for talkSPORT as well as BBC Radio 5 Live as well as owns also massaged on the tv for ESPN, STV, Avenue 5, Avenue 4, GMTV, ITV, Setanta Sporting vacancies (RIP) as well as co-presented ESPN’s ‘Talk of the Porch’ wearing Chapman.
The record claims that the vivid Cates owns been ‘classified by the BBC as the leading outward aspirant to correction Gary Lineker’ wearing chores on MOTD as well as MOTD 2 ‘fractured in between’ with one voice three.
The record adds:
Lineker, who usurped presenting chores on the flagship BBC disclose from Des Lynam in 1999, will undoubtedly carry the curtain down after 26 years. The 63-year-ratty is also scheme to take off the BBC specifically after the 2026 Planet Cup in America, Mexico, as well as Canada. It is known executives, led by brand-conspicuous supervisor of sport Alex Kay-Jelski, yearn to responses the disclose in a fresh instructions as well as, as Mail Sporting activity divulged, are mulling over bringing a description rudiment to the disclose.
