{"id":31235,"date":"2023-03-19T13:58:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T12:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1802935"},"modified":"2023-03-20T15:52:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T14:52:14","slug":"gary-lineker-pulls-out-of-match-of-the-day-live","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/gary-lineker-pulls-out-of-match-of-the-day-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Lineker pulls out of Match of the Day Live"},"content":{"rendered":"

The host has cancelled his appearance on the show due to illness. <\/p>

By Lauren Morris\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 19 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Gary Lineker won\u2019t be presenting Match of the Day Live\u2019s coverage of the FA Cup this afternoon due to illness.<\/p>\n

BBC Sport announced the news via Twitter, writing that Alex Scott<\/a> will be filling in for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs viewers will have noticed yesterday, Gary Lineker<\/a> was struggling with his voice and unfortunately it had deteriorated overnight,\u201d the BBC said in a tweet.<\/p>\n

Due to illness, we’ve got a line-up change for today’s live FA Cup coverage of Brighton v Grimsby on BBC One.As viewers will have noticed yesterday, Gary Lineker was struggling with his voice and unfortunately it has deteriorated overnight.Alex Scott will be hosting instead. pic.twitter.com\/qJGUxqW1oG<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 19, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>