New MOTD presenter Mark Chapman's salary revealed as he becomes one of three hosts replacing Gary Lineker

The Irish Sun

5 days ago

GARY LINEKER earned a staggering FOUR TIMES more than his Match of the Day successor Mark Chapman last season.
The
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Mark Chapman's BBC wage for the 2023-24 season has been revealed
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Gary Lineker earned over four times as much as Chapman, raking in £1.35m
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Wayne Rooney will join MOTD on a two-year deal worth £800,000
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The former
£1.35MILLION
per year.
The Beeb's second highest earner is Zoe Ball - who has raked in £515,000 over the last 12 months for her work on BBC Radio 2.
Alan Shearer completes the top three, with the Newcastle and England legend earning £440,000 in 2023-24 for his work as a Match of the Day and Euro 2024 pundit.
SunSport exclusively revealed Wayne Rooney is also set to join the hit show as a pundit on a two-year deal worth £800,000.
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And that means they're both set to earn
MORE
than the shows new hosts - which
Despite his array of stellar work, 'Chappers' earned more than £1m
LESS
than his MOTD predecessor, Lineker - who officially
Only three other BBC stars from the world of sport cracked their 'rich list'.
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Final Score host Jason Mohammad - who also did some work for BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio 2 - took home £230,000 over the past year.
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Gabby Logan is one of three stars replacing Lineker as MOTD host
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Kelly Cates will team up with Chapman and Logan as one of the rotating hosts
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Finally, ex-Chelsea striker Chris Sutton pocketed £200,000 last year having worked for BBC Radio 5 Live, the Monday Night Club podcast, the 606 podcast, Euro 2024, Football Focus and Final Score.
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While her most recent BBC salaries are unknown, she did take home £240,000 in 2022-23.
Logan, along with Cates and Chapman, will be tasked with leading a new era for Match of the Day after a 26-year Lineker monopoly.
On his exit,
"It came at a point where really the BBC and Match Of The Day, they've got the rights for another three years.
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"The cycle starts from next season so it felt like if I just do one more year it would be a bit weird. I feel this is now the right time.
"I think the next contract they're looking to do Match Of The Day slightly differently."
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Alan Shearer is the BBC's third highest paid star and will be top MOTD earner
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Lineker - who replaced Des Lynam in 1999, added: "So I think it makes sense for someone else to take the helm."
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However, in April 2025,
"There was the sense of that.
"I always wanted one more contract, and I was umm-ing and ahh-ing about whether to do three years [more].
"In the end, I think there was a feeling that, because it was a new rights period, it was a chance to change the programme.
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"I think it was their preference that I didn't do Match of the Day for one more year, so they could bring in new people."
As for the future, Lineker told
He claimed: "I don't think you'll see me doing much football, apart from the podcast.
"I'll do the odd thing, but I don't think you'll see me appearing regularly on another channel."
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