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BBC pay 2023-2024: The full list of star salaries
Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker is the corporation's top earner, taking home £1.35m.
Gary Winston Lineker is an English sports broadcaster and former professional footballer. Lineker is the only player to have been the top goalscorer in England with three clubs: Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. He also played for Barcelona in Spain, and won 80 caps for England. His media career began with the BBC, where he has presented the flagship football programme Match of the Day since the late 1990s, the longest tenure of any MOTD presenter. Lineker is also the BBC's lead presenter for live football matches, including coverage of international tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup. He has also worked for Al Jazeera Sports, Eredivisie Live, NBC Sports Network, and BT Sport's coverage of the UEFA Champions League.
Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker is the corporation's top earner, taking home £1.35m.
Gary Lineker tops BBC salary list for seventh year running, with former news anchor Edwards in fourth.