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The Independent
  • 11/13/2024
Gary Lineker reflects on what Match of the Day means to himMatch of the Day, BBC
Transcript
00:00It's been part of my life, a big part of my life right from the start. I watched it as a kid.
00:07It's the one night my dad let me stay up to watch Match of the Day.
00:11Hey, tell you what, football's back. Any good? Have I got the job?
00:16I just feel it's been an absolute privilege to have presented it for 25 years now.
00:22I must be getting old.

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