Gary Lineker expected to leave BBC sooner than planned after antisemitism row
We're getting reaction from the sport and media world. Football journalist Henry Winter says Lineker "has been an accomplished presenter for the BBC... [he] brings insight, calm and wit, and effortlessly gets the best from studio pundits and guests".
But, says Winter, "Lineker has become increasingly associated with non-footballing issues which overshadow his role as a football presenter.
"He's absolutely entitled to his views (whether people agree with them or not) but they've become a distraction...
"When the story-teller becomes the story there's usually only one ending. It's sad it's ending this way."
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