Major media reports that Gary Lineker will present the World Cup for Netflix in New York. Major media also reports that the BBC will cover the World Cup from their headquarters in Salford, North-West England. Major media states that Gary Lineker left the BBC in May 2025, almost a year ago amid an antisemitism row.
He inadvertently reposted an offensive rat symbol on social media and shared a social media post about Zionism that included a rat emoji, which was classed as an antisemitic insult. Lineker apologized for the social media post. The exact nature of the antisemitic content he reposted has not been disclosed.
He left the BBC earlier than planned, though the specific reasons for this early departure remain unclear. 35 million before his departure and had planned to stay with the BBC to host the World Cup for them. In a quote, Lineker said, 'I'm going to do the World Cup for Netflix, in New York.
' He added, 'I was already doing the [podcast] anyway and then other offers started to come in reasonably quickly and, again, because people recognised it was a genuine error [his social media post]. The truth is now, in hindsight, and I never would've wished this, but things have transpired. ' Major media reports that Gary Lineker's podcast, The Rest Is Football, secured a daily show agreement with Netflix to be recorded in New York City during the World Cup.
I'm going to do the World Cup for Netflix, in New York. Whilst the BBC are doing the World Cup in Salford, bizarrely.
Goalhanger, the podcast company Lineker co-founded, signed a deal with Netflix to turn its football edition into a daily TV show during the World Cup. The precise details of this deal between Goalhanger and Netflix have not been revealed. Lineker is also hosting a new reality show called The Box on ITV later this year.
He said, 'I’ve got a new series… a reality show, actually, which I’m hosting. I’ve always been asked to go on reality shows and I’ve always said not until Ant & Dec retire or Claudia gives up. It’s called The Box and it’s a lot of fun.
It’s genuinely something completely different to what I’ve done before. I liked the look of this idea. I think it’s really clever.
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I was already doing the [podcast] anyway and then other offers started to come in reasonably quickly and, again, because people recognised it was a genuine error [his social media post]. The truth is now, in hindsight, and I never would've wished this, but things have transpired. I've had Saturdays off, I'm going to do the World Cup for Netflix, in New York, whilst the BBC are doing the World Cup in Salford but things have turned out alright.
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