MATT LORENZO travelled to the United States for the 1994 World Cup as a rising star of British sports broadcasting. Having ...

A former ITV presenter was thrown in at the deep end at the World Cup.

Former Match of the Day host Des Lynam has claimed that it is hard for the BBC to “justify” paying Gary Lineker his high salary for his presenting role – except in strict financial terms. Last month, ...

Matthew Lorenzo has opened up on the brutal fallout from ITV's coverage of the World Cup and the moment he was dismissed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Well, I got called in and sacked by the same man who three months earlier had introduced me as the next Des Lynam. I knew ...

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 ...