Gary Neville has politely asked his broadcasting “god” Des Lynam to “please stop putting me forward as the manager of Manchester United”. Neville suggested he had been ridiculed by colleagues and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ex-Match of the Day presenter Des Lynam on why it’s hard for BBC to ‘justify’ Gary Lineker’s salary Former Match of the Day host ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Former Match of the Day host Des Lynam says current MOTD presenter Gary ...

MATT LORENZO travelled to the United States for the 1994 World Cup as a rising star of British sports broadcasting. Having already covered England’s qualification campaign and the Champions ...

Des Lynam admits Gary Lineker was a terrible broadcaster at first but fully acknowledges his successor went on to become a television legend fronting Match of the Day. In 1999, Lynam accepted a ...

World Cup ratings wars can be brutal, expensive, and occasionally claim high-profile casualties. So it was the last time Fifa pitched its flag in the United States in June 1994. For the BBC, the ...

Former BBC Match Of The Day presenter Des Lynam has said Gary Lineker’s £1.35 million salary is “the market” for his “first-class” services. The 81-year-old said his successor’s pay could not be ...

When Match of the Day legend Des Lynam left the BBC in 1999 after signing a deal with ITV, he reportedly more than doubled his salary from £500,000 to £1million. He now admits it was an extraordinary ...

For the BBC, the undisputed king was Des Lynam, still at his peak and smoother than a John Coltrane saxophone solo. Over on ITV, the network gambled on a relative newcomer, and the nation was to ...