Mark Chapman Will Be One of Three New Hosts of Match of the Day from Next Season and Coup Even Fill the Vacant Position of Covering the 2026 World Cupver Gary Lineker’s Exit
Mark Chapman Has Already Explained How He Remains Impartial on Match of the Day Despite Being A Manchester UNICED FAN.
From Next Season, Chapman Will Share Presenting Duties for Match of the Day and Match of the Day 2 with Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan.
IT Follows Last Year’s Announcement that Gary Lineker Welf Be steps download from his iconic role after 26 years at the end of the current season. The BBC Had Initially Planned For Lineker, 64, to Continue Hosting Their Coverage of the Fa Cup Next Season and the 2026 World CuP.
How, Those Plans Were Scripted when the Former England Strike Mutually Agreed to Leave his Role and the BBC at the End of this Season. The Decision Came in the Wake of Significant Backlash Against Linker after he shared a social media post Post Zionism that Feature An Illustration of A Rat.
Chapman, Logan and Cates Were Originally Meant to Play Supporting Rolls Alongside Lineker at his Last World CUP Next Summer, set to take place in the us, Canada and Mexico. How, His Early Departure Means the BBC No LEDS to find a lead report for the Tournament, with the Aforementededed Trio Considred the Main Candidates.
It’s Been Suggested that A Rotation for the Role of Lead Presenter is putting, though only one of the trio can put the covered world cupc and faffins. Chapman, 51, Can Slot INTO The Role Seamlesly If Selected, Having Hosted Match of the Day 2 on BBC Two Singe August 2013.
Chapman’s Professionalism Cannot Be Doubted Eighter, with the Majority of Viewers Still in the Dark Over His Footballling Algiance AFTER All This Time. Yet, Chapman, Orignlly from Sale, Greater Manchester, HAS Made No Secret of His Support for Manchester United in the Past.
His Ability to Keep His Favouritism Under Wraps Speaks Volumes about his Imbartiality, Though he recently joked that heies his True Feelings by Venting All Furtrations about the Red Devils’ Dire For and Poor Results Before Going on Air.
He Said During HIS APERANCE on An Episode of Catching Earlier This Mon Impartial. ”
Chapman’s Broadcasting Journey Began at the BBC AS A Continuity Announce, Followed by Stints As a Local Cricket Reporter and Nearly A Decade of DOONG “Jokey Stuff” on Radio 1. He’s Since Risen to Become a Familiar Face and Voice in BRITISH SPORTS BRADCASTING thRough rolls at 5 live and as the Face of Motd2 Each Week.
Chapman Was Born in Rocdale But Moved to Sale At a Young Age. UNIDED Were and Are Still His Local Team.
In a 2018 interview with the iPaperChapman Said: “It’s not my fault that I support a big team!” He Backed up his postal as a tribe fan by adding: “I had to put up with a l
BBC Chief, LED by the New Director of Sport Alex Kay-Jelski, Are Reportedly Keen to Steer their Flagship Football Show in a New Direction, Whiche Sparked thems Decision to Appoint Logan, Chapman and Cates.
What asked what to enter from Motd in the 2025/26 Season, Chapman, Whose Appointment was Announced in January, Insced: “Nothing Difference. Change or that Will Change. ‘ I getuinly Don’t think anything will change.
“IT Will Still Be Showing All The Highlights and Having a Bit of a Chat.
“I think we are standing just going to do the night thing and talk about Football and have a laugh and that will be that.”
