BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey is leaving the broadcaster after fronting its coverage of Premier League and Champions League matches.
Humphrey, who has been with BT since 2013, has released a statement on social media confirming his decision to leave the organisation. The 44 year-old joined BT for the 2013-14 season having previously been with BBC Sport, initially starting his career with BBC Radio Five Live in 2005 as a match reporter.
Humphrey also hosted Football Focus before moving on to BT, where he fronted Premier League and Champions League matches to begin with before Gary Lineker's arrival. When Lineker left a couple of years ago, Humphrey then returned to hosting European games, with Lynsey Hipgrave also taking duties for Premier League matches.
In a statement on Twitter, Humphrey said: "After ten wonderful years, I am stepping back from BT. As a football fan, hosting Premier League matches, FA Cup games and European finals has meant the world to me.
"It has been my dream job, I've loved being a very small part of a world class production team. I also feel blessed to have shared the screen with legends of the game and incredible broadcasters, who have become friends. Thank you all.
"When I joined BT in 2013 I didn't have children, Whisper Group [the broadcast production company he is co-founder of] was in its infancy and I didn't even know what a podcast was! A decade on, Whisper now has hundreds of team members who I want to work with more and the impact of High Performance amazes me daily.
"I'm also not ashamed to say I remain hugely ambitious. Stepping back from BT will allow me space to pursue other projects and fulfil other ambitions. I'm excited.
"To everyone that's watched and commented both good and bad(!), thank you! It's been a blast."
Laura Woods, who currently presents on talkSPORT and also worked at the 2022 World Cup for ITV, has been linked with a move to front BT Sport's football coverage next season.
BT Sport paid tribute to Humphrey in a post on Twitter, which read: "We thank Jake for his huge commitment to BT Sport as a mainstay of our coverage since launch. Jake has made a massive contribution to the success of BT Sport over the past decade and will always be much-loved by all of us.
"We're looking forward to celebrating Jake with a tribute during our Champions League Final coverage next month and giving him a fitting finale for his ten years on BT Sport."
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