Ian Wright fights back tears as he's presented with parting gift by Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker on final Match of the Day
The BBC have announced Theo Walcott and Joe Hart will be stepping into the shoes of Ian Wright as the new pundits on Match of the Day.revealed in an interview with former Match of the Day presenter Des Lynam that the duo would be taking over the role.
He retired from football in 2023 - but will now enter the world of punditry as he takes his place on the sofa alongside the show regulars.HartWest Ham confirm Wan-Bissaka swoop, Chelsea in Felix talks, Man United set for double dealRice has played against De Bruyne and Hazard so his verdict on Felix says a lot
He made his debut on Match of the Day back in 1997 and was handed a role as a regular pundit on the show just five years later. "The way I am now, because I have to get back to London it's like 3:30am in the morning – it's a long day. I leave at 8am in the morning and get back at midnight. "It just takes me two to three days after that to get ready and there are other things I'm doing which I just haven't got the energy for sometimes."I'm getting older, I just want to make sure I use the time well and efficiently for myself and at the moment, Match of the Day is the one that if something had to go, it had to be that."
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