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Gary Lineker retains crown as BBC's highest-paid presenter

<p>Lineker, per <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/35851126/bbc-high-earners-gary-lineker-breakfast/" target="_blank">The Sun</a>, has once again topped the BBC's pay league, doing so for the eighth successive year. Per their report, the former Tottenham and Barcelona striker earned over £1.3m before leaving the corporation, to be replaced as<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/gary-lineker-succession-team-confirmed-bbc-match-of-the-day-announce-three-new-presenters-flagship-show/blt46309070db88fa51" target="_blank"> Match of the Day host by Mark Chapman, Gabby Logan, and Kelly Cates</a>. </p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>A number of industry figures also feature on the list - including the likes of radio presenter Zoe Ball and Newsnight host Fiona Bruce - but there is just one other ex-footballer turned pundit: Alan Shearer. The ex-Newcastle striker has worked with Lineker repeatedly, and still does on The Rest is Football podcast. He is the third-highest paid presenter, with a salary of £440,000 ($589,000). </p>

THE GOSSIP

<p>Lineker earns significantly more than Chapman, who is set to replace him; the latter earned £325,000 ($435,000) last year. Given that MOTD have also struck a deal to appoint Wayne Rooney as a pundit, for £800,000 ($1m), significant sums are being spent to revamp the show. </p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Lineker will continue to diversify his interest, as he continues to work on his own podcast away from the BBC. </p>

WHAT NEXT?

Gary Lineker retains crown as BBC's highest-paid presenter  | Goal.com

Gary Lineker has once again been named the BBC&apos;s best-paid presenter, despite his exit from Match of the Day. 