Alan Hansen ‘continues his recovery’ after discharge from hospital
Former Liverpool and Scotland footballer and broadcaster, 69, has been seriously ill but is now home, his family says
May 2024
Gary Lineker says he regrets his tweet led to row with BBC instead of Mail
Presenter says BBC should have fallen out with Daily Mail over its ‘distortion’ of his criticism of government’s migration messaging
February 2024
Gary Lineker describes BBC impartiality row as ‘lovers’ tiff’
Match of the Day presenter says he and corporation are ‘fine now’ and that he has stepped away from X toxicity
January 2024
‘The levels of attack are extraordinary’: Gary Lineker on punditry, podcasts – and why he won’t stop speaking his mind
The football broadcaster and podcast mogul keeps tweeting about the Israel-Gaza war, despite arguing with friends and getting into hot water with the BBC. What drives him?
December 2023
The Ian Wright Line: why TfL need look no further for train route’s new name
Barney Ronay
Ian Wright to step down as Match of the Day pundit at end of current season
July 2023
Gary Lineker still BBC’s top earner on £1.35m, annual report shows
Pay of Match of the Day host unchanged in year he was suspended for criticising ministers’ language
March 2023
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Wild Isles; Match of the Day; Extrapolations; Nazanin; Paula – review
TV review
Match of the Day review: Lineker’s return restores charm and calm
Gary Lineker jokes about ‘quiet’ week as he prepares for BBC return
Gary Lineker thought BBC had agreed he could tweet about refugees, says agent
Pulled! A timeline of TV taken off air
TV review
Match of the Day review – without Lineker, this is just 20 minutes of shameful, joyless TV
Match of the Day to air without presenter or pundits after Gary Lineker’s suspension
September 2020
Gary Lineker agrees £400,000 BBC pay cut and to tweet more carefully
Sportblog
TV highlights package is an art and a science in era of low attention span
Jonathan Liew
April 2020
When Saturday Comes
The trials of life with no football on TV
Football provides punctuation to our extemporised lives. Mrs Brown’s Boys is not an adequate replacement
July 2019
Gary Lineker is BBC's best-paid star again, but women close gap
Many female stars have had pay rises, while male news presenters have taken cuts
April 2019
Britain’s favourite TV theme tunes to be revealed
Sherlock, Doctor Who and Black Beauty are among the shortlist of shows
August 2017
Jump the shark
When good TV goes bad: how MOTD went OTT
The sporting staple once presented nothing but the best of the week’s togger. Then watching it became like taking a Science of Football course in the future
