Who will present the BBC's new Champions League highlights show, following Gary Lineker snub?

Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker will not present the new Champions League highlights show (Image credit: Getty Images)

Gary Lineker has continued his role as the face of the BBC’s football coverage at Euro 2024. Now 63, the former England striker is a veteran of the presenting game and a familiar face for football fans across the country.

But according to the Telegraph, Lineker will not be presenting the BBC’s new Champions League highlights show. The new programme will be shown on Wednesday evenings, with 16 shows scheduled throughout next season.

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Callum Rice-Coates

Callum is a football writer who has had work published by the likes of BBC Sport, the Independent, BT Sport and the Blizzard, amongst various others. A lifelong Wrexham fan, he is hoping Ryan Reynolds can lead his hometown club to the promised land.