Gary Lineker will reportedly host a brand new recreation present on ITV.
The English soccer legend left his iconic stint as Match of the Day host on the BBC in Could after 26 seasons.
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Lineker made a tearful departure from the long-running highlights programme, in addition to the broadcaster’s soccer protection.
He continued to host The Relaxation is Soccer podcast along with his traditional co-stars Micah Richards and Alan Shearer throughout the Membership World Cup this summer season.
And now as reported by The Solar, Lineker is ready to entrance a brand new present that may broadcast on Saturday nights referred to as The Field.
The programme, which is widespread in Norway, will see 12 celebrities full a sequence of challenges while being in bins.
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It’s stated that The Field is a crossover between ITV’s mega-hit present I am a Movie star… Get Me Out of Right here! and SAS: Who Dares Wins.
talkSPORT’s Troy Deeney and Adebayo Akinfenwa star within the newest sequence of the latter programme’s movie star version on Channel 4.
“The Field is huge in Norway, and the rights have been shortly bought to Denmark and now the UK,” a supply advised The Solar.
“ITV are actually enthusiastic about it – and consider they’ve lastly discovered a worthy successor to Saturday Night time Takeaway.
“They’ve lengthy been sniffing round Gary and simply wanted to search out the fitting format for him.
“They’re assured they’ve discovered that now, and the BBC’s loss is their achieve.”
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What Lineker stated on his BBC exit
Lineker left the BBC after he apologised for sharing a put up on social media that led to accusations of anti-semitism.
He re-shared a pro-Gaza video, which was quickly deleted, that likened supporters of Israel to rats.
The picture of rats has traditionally been used as a part of anti-semitic propaganda, together with in Nazi Germany throughout the Thirties.
Nevertheless, though it was reported he was stepping down from the BBC, Lineker has revealed that he was sacked.
“The latter,” he replied when requested if he give up or was dismissed.
“I missed it. I genuinely didn’t see it. I’m not an fool,” he added on the usage of a rat within the social media put up.
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“I could not have identified it was an antisemitic trope, however I might have puzzled why somebody had put a rat there.
“I wouldn’t try this on function – it could be the largest act of self-harm ever. It was a tricky couple of days.
“Folks talked about me being anti-semitic. I’m not anti-any group of individuals. Any race, any color. However I’m anti the killing of youngsters.
“I made a mistake and I instantly took it down and apologised, which I assumed ought to have been sufficient.”