“Gary Lineker Reflects on His Match of the Day Exit: A New Chapter Awaits Beyond the Pitch”

Since November’s announcement that Lineker he’d be leaving the show at the end of the season, the weeks have been ticking down.

“I don’t feel any different at the moment, but it’s a bit of a countdown now,” he says. How will he feel during his final show? “I genuinely don’t know,” he admits. “I won’t miss doing it because that’s the person I am. I’ve never missed football, even though I loved it.

“I played golf for years, I was addicted to it, then I stopped playing and I don’t miss that, even though I loved that too. “I’m very much looking forward to getting weekends off for the first time in my adult life. I’ll probably go to the odd game, likely in London because that’s where I live.

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