Overview
- Multiple UK outlets report Lineker is set to present The Rest Is Football from North America during the 2026 World Cup under a Netflix arrangement.
- Coverage describes the proposed agreement as highly lucrative based on unnamed sources, with no official confirmation from Netflix or Goalhanger.
- It remains unclear whether regular co-hosts Alan Shearer and Micah Richards will take part in the reported World Cup project.
- The podcast, produced by Lineker’s Goalhanger, moved from BBC Sounds to independent distribution and recently partnered with DAZN for Club World Cup coverage.
- After stepping away from the BBC in May over a reposted image he apologised for, Lineker is also slated to host ITV quiz show The Box.