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Why Is Gary Lineker on ITV's World Cup Coverage?
Lineker will join ITV after leaving the BBC, with the broadcaster using a rooftop New York studio for the Group E match, reports said.
- On Saturday, former BBC presenter Gary Lineker will make a surprise appearance as a pundit on ITV for the Group E World Cup match between Germany and Ivory Coast.
- Lineker, who left the BBC last year, is currently based in New York City presenting daily episodes of The Rest is Football for Netflix overlooking Times Square.
- The move follows criticism of the BBC's Salford-based studio, which Lineker previously mocked as a "green box" compared to ITV's rooftop setup overlooking the New York skyline.
- BBC director of sport Alex Kay-Jelski defended the studio, stating, "It's not a green box in Salford. It's a beautiful state-of-the-art studio," and argued viewer experience remains consistent.
- Earlier in the week, Lineker commended ITV for resisting the use of contentious three-minute hydration breaks to insert commercial advertisements, distinguishing them from other broadcasters.
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Total News Sources14
Leaning Left4Leaning Right6Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Right
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- 55% of the sources lean Right
55% Right
L 36%
R 55%
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