Gary Lineker will host the BBC’s first ever live Premier League game on Saturday – with his boss saying the Match of the Day hotseat is his for as long as he wants it. And in a rare interview to mark the occasion, Barbara Slater, the director of BBC Sport, has lauded the long-serving Lineker, who is the corporation’s best-paid presenter, earning £1.75million last year. In her 11 years as BBC Sport’s boss, this is one rights agreement Slater never expected. BBC Sport director Barbara Slater says the company will battle to save Rugby Union rightsAs a former golf producer, she is saddened the Beeb no longer have live rights to any of the sport’s four majors. Manchester City's Premier League trip to Southampton will be shown by BBC on Sunday July 5‘We can’t afford everything, we’ve had to make choices.

Source: BBC June 20, 2020 00:00 UTC