Gary Lineker has been widely praised following his final Match of the Day appearance on Saturday evening, with the likes of Rio Ferdinand hailing the outgoing BBC presenter.

Gary Lineker held back tears as he signed off from his final edition of Match of the Day after 26 years in the hot seat and officially left the BBC.

An emotional Gary Lineker signed off his final appearance fronting Match of the Day, the BBC’s flagship weekly Premier League highlights show, after more than 25 years in the job. Lineker, 64 ...

The BBC’s highest paid presenter Gary Lineker bid fond farewell to his hosting duties on the flagship football highlights show Match of the Day Sunday evening. Lineker, a former England football ...

Emotional farewell for Gary Lineker as BBC and Match of the Day era endsLineker’s long goodbye and a moment that changed everythingThere are farewells, and then there are reckonings.