Broadcaster Gary Lineker has signed a deal with Netflix, which will see the streamer carry his podcast The Rest is Football during next year's World Cup.
Lineker had originally been due to front coverage of the tournament for the BBC, but he announced in May he'd be leaving the corporation earlier than planned following an antisemitism row.
The visualised podcast, which is hosted by Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, currently releases three episodes a week but will run daily on Netflix throughout the World Cup.
The deal marks the streamer's first significant foray into football coverage and an expansion of its podcast portfolio, which is seen as an effort to rival YouTube.
Lineker said the deal was a "fantastic opportunity for the three of us to do what we love - talk football every day - but on a truly global stage".






