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Lauren Del Fabbro

Lineker says ‘marriage’ with BBC ‘starting to run out of love’ by time he left

The 65-year-old stepped down after criticism over him airing his political opinions on social media (Ian West/PA) - (PA Archive)

Sports broadcaster Gary Lineker has said his “marriage” with the BBC had started to “run out of love” by the time he left the corporation.

The former England footballer, 65, was the presenter of BBC’s Match Of The Day for 26 years until he stepped down in May last year following criticism over him airing his political opinions on social media.

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