Gary Lineker won’t be at the World Cup with the BBC but the former England star has signed an eye-watering deal with Netflix that will see The Rest Is Football provide analysis for the tournament

Gary Lineker is relishing the ‘fantastic opportunity’ to team up with Netflix at the 2026 World Cup . The former England striker has signed a lucrative deal with the streaming service that will see his show The Rest Is Football take to screens from the tournament.

The show - produced by Lineker’s Goalhanger production company - is set to be filmed daily throughout the tournament and shared on Netflix. It will be filmed in a New York studio, with analysis of matches, special guests and interviews.

Speaking of the announcement, The Rest Is Football co-host Gary Lineker said: “We can’t w

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