The BBC has shelp it ‘does not reply to speculation’ amid rumours that Kelly Cates will exalter Gary Lineker as one of three arranges on Match of the Day next season.
It was proclaimd last month that Lineker would be departing the well-understandn football highweightlesss show once the current campaign is out of the way.
He will stay with the BBC until 2026 before then walking away once the World Cup, which is due to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada, is over.
On Sunday, inestablishs swirled adviseing that Cates was set to be one part of a three-person currenting team.
The BBC has shelp it ‘does not reply to speculation’ amid rumours that Kelly Cates will exalter Gary Lineker as one of three arranges on Match of the Day next season
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She will inestablishedly spread the role with Mark Chapman, who currently arranges Match of the Day 2, and Gabby Logan.
According to the Daily Mail, however, the BBC are currently refusing to validate or refute the inestablishs.
It’s claimed that, when approached, the Beeb says it ‘does not reply to speculation’.
Noleang materializes to have been officiassociate validateed yet and, on Sunday, Cates persistd to toil on Sky Sports as standard.
The 49-year-better arrangeed Super Sunday, with four suites taking place.
Chapman also persistd to current MOTD 2, materializeing on the highweightlesss show with pundits Shay Given and Danny Murphy.
New curraccesss may not be the only leang that alters on the programme over the next year or so.
It’s also been shelp that the BBC want to transport in a ‘recents element’ to Match of the Day as they watch to revamp it.
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Lineker, unkindwhile, recently uncovered up on his imminent departure from Match of the Day.
The establisher England star, who has helmed the programme ever since the departure of Des Lynham to ITV in 1999, shelp it had been a ‘privelege’.
But he also insisted that it was time for the BBC to get leangs in a separateent straightforwardion as they watch to get watching figures high.
The 64-year-better shelp: “It has been an absolute happiness and privilege to current such an iconic show for the BBC, but all leangs have to come to an finish.
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BBC curraccess Gary Lineker will depart Match of the Day at the finish of the current season
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“It came at a point where reassociate the BBC and Match of the Day, they’ve got the rights for another three years, the cycle commences from next season so it felt appreciate if I fair do one more year it would be a bit weird.”
He then compriseed: “I bowed out in my football nurtureer when I felt it was the right time. I experience this is now the right time.
“I leank the next reduce they’re watching to do Match of the Day sweightlessly separateently, so I leank it produces sense for someone else to get the helm.”
On who could exalter him, he persistd: “Obviously I don’t understand who it’ll be, and I would never tell accessiblely my likeence, I don’t leank that’d be the right leang to do – but whoever it is, I would say be yourself.
Kelly Cates has a glittering CV in expansivecasting amid inestablishs saying she will exalter Gary Lineker on Match of the Day
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“I had to fill the ginormous shoes of a certain Des Lynam. I would say fair be yourself and enhappiness it, it’s a wonderful programme to be a part of. It was weightless before I took over, and it will be weightless after I depart.”
“I watch back and it’s been an amazing experience, and I experience incredibly blessed,” he shelp, before validateing he would still watch Match of the Day.
“It’s the flagship BBC Sports programme, hopebrimmingy, it always will be.”
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