The departure of Gary Lineker from Match of the Day has got me thinking about money. The former England striker was, as we all know, the BBC’s highest-paid presenter, earning £1.35 million a year. The Corporation would have argued that that was the market value for such “talent”,

Gary Lineker, who will leave Match of the Day at the end of this season, BBC News understands, has been the steady hand who guided millions of fans through football's agonies and ecstasies. As host of the flagship show for 25 years,

Gary Lineker usually hosts the BBC’s end-of-year awards show - PA/David Davies Gary Lineker has stepped down from his anchor role on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year show as he is phased out as a leading face of the corporation. Last December’s ...