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Gary Lineker is used to hitting the target at World Cups, and this summer won’t be any different

Gary Lineker is set for a very different World Cup summer. After decades fronting the BBC, he’ll head to New York to host a daily Netflix show built around The Rest Is Football, bringing his familiar insight and humour to fans from a new stage.

19.03.26, 09:00 Updated 22.03.26, 22:35 2 Minute Read

Phil Martin

Phil Martin

Gary Lineker has already outlined his plans for this summer’s World Cup: he will head to the United States to present a daily show built around his popular podcast The Rest Is Football. The series will be recorded daily in New York throughout the tournament.

It will be the first World Cup since 1994 at which he won’t appear as a presenter on the BBC’s coverage. Lineker will still be on screens – just not in the way we’ve been used to for more than two decades.

Few need reminding his connection to the World Cup runs deeper than broadcasting.

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Phil Martin

Phil Martin Author, journalist and veteran of eight major tournaments, and England top capper, with a background in sports writing, editing and publishing.

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