Licence fee payers’ money will not be used this summer
Micah Richards will be on The Rest is Football podcast
The BBC has made clear it will not use licence fee payers’ money to help leading pundits such as Micah Richards to work for rival podcasts during this summer’s World Cup.
Cost constraints and environmental considerations mean the BBC’s World Cup presentation will come from its Salford studios for the bulk of the tournament, with Richards expected to have a leading role. However, he has also committed to appearing on The Rest is Football podcast, which will be presented by Gary Lineker in New York.
During Euro 2024 the then BBC trio of Lineker, Richards and Alan Shearer recorded episodes of The Rest is Football together in Berlin, but the BBC’s decision to stay at home and Lineker’s split from the corporation last year have created issues in terms of filming together during the World Cup.
