The former BBC presenter, currently starring on The Rest Is Football on Netflix, made a shock cameo on ITV’s coverage

Lineker has been aligned with Netflix during the World Cup through The Rest Is Football podcast but will appear on ITV’s coverage for Germany’s clash with Ivory Coast

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Former Match of the Day presenter looks set to appear on ITV's World Cup coverage following his exit from the BBC

In what would seem to be a two-fingered salute to his former bosses at the BBC , the former Match Of The Day anchor will work for its rival broadcaster in what insiders are…

Lineker spent 26 years working for the BBC as the presenter of Match of the Day before departing in May 2025.

Gary Lineker has been booked to appear as a special guest on ITV’s World Cup coverage of Germany v Côte d’Ivoire

Gary Lineker is set to make an appearance on ITV's coverage of the World Cup following his high-profile BBC exit last year

Former BBC stalwart Gary Lineker is set to make a shock appearance as a pundit during ITV's World Cup coverage on Saturday

Gary Lineker appeared on ITV's World Cup coverage having left the BBC in 2025 after more than two decades as the face of the long‑running Match of the Day programme

If this was an act of revenge, it was quite the killer blow. A little over a year after Gary Lineker was sacked by BBC bosses, he's been snapped up by bitter rival ITV.

Gary Lineker was back in familiar territory as he kicked off his ITV appearance with a light-hearted cameo as a presenter

Gary Lineker appeared on ITV's World Cup coverage of Germany vs Ivory Coast but left viewers very confused by a surprise decision

The former BBC presenter, currently starring on The Rest Is Football on Netflix, made a shock cameo on ITV’s coverage

The broadcaster was making a 'shock' appearance for his erstwhile rival and could not resist ribbing his former employers

The former BBC presenter, currently starring on The Rest Is Football on Netflix, made a shock cameo on ITV’s coverage

Former Match of the Day host Gary Lineker left the BBC in a controversial manner last year and made a surprise appearance on ITV's World Cup coverage

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Gary Lineker has explained his surprise ITV cameo during World Cup coverage of Germany against Ivory Coast on Saturday (20 June). The presenter, who fronted the BBC’s Match of…