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Alan Shearer rules himself out of hosting Match Of The Day

The BBC announced this month that Lineker will leave the football highlights show at the end of the season.

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Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker (Owen Humphreys/PA)

BBC pundit Alan Shearer has ruled himself out of taking over from Gary Lineker as the host of Match Of The Day.

The former England striker, 54, is a regular on the BBC football highlights programme and also presents podcast The Rest Is Football with Lineker and ex-Manchester City player Micah Richards.

The BBC announced this month that Lineker will leave MOTD at the end of the season, but will continue to front coverage of the FA Cup in 2025/26 and the World Cup in 2026.

Shearer recounted on the podcast with Lineker how he opened Saturday’s episode of MOTD by doing a piece to camera, saying: “All good things must come to an end” in a light-hearted skit.

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Alan Shearer, a former England striker. (Peter Byrne/PA)