Gary Lineker will leave the BBC next week after 26 years with Broadcaster, and a few days later he apologized for sharing a Pro-Palestine social media post featuring photos of rats.

Lineker will walk away after the final The competition of the day According to multiple reports, show rather than staying to showcase future reports, such as the men's 2026 World Cup.

The 64-year-old said he reposted a video from the Palestinian group's Instagram account, "Zionism explained in two minutes" and that he would "never intentionally share any anti-Semitism."

The post includes an image of a mouse, which Lineker said he didn't know. Rats have been used to represent anti-Semitism throughout history, including Nazis in Germany in the 1930s.

Lineker's apology was followed by Daily Telegraph in Lynke said Israel's response to the October 7 terrorist attack was "completely disproportionate".

The former England striker said in a comment before the Pro-Palestine post on social media that anyone who kept silent about the Gaza war was "almost accomplice" and called Israel's actions "degenerate."

Lineker is leaving The competition of the day At the end of the season, he plans to continue to introduce some football coverage from the BBC to the end of the World Cup next summer.

But the former England striker’s social media post has reopened previous tensions in just guidance, with some BBC colleagues reportedly not satisfied.

Sources told sun: “It’s the heartbreaking ending of the extraordinary broadcasting career.”

BBC Director-General Tim Davie urged staff to "follow the rules" justly following Lineker's apology and his repost on Instagram.

BBC briefly deletes Lineker hosting The competition of the day In March 2023, he compared the government after the government introduced the asylum seeker policy in Germany in the 1930s.

It didn't stop Lineker from criticizing the BBC's impartial guide, saying: "Why shouldn't I have an opinion on the matter? I'm a bloody football player who turned into a sports host."

Last month, Ryanke said he believes senior BBC executives want him to resign and recently Daily Telegraph Alex Kay-Jelski, the new sports director of the BBC, appears to be criticizing Alex Kay-Jelski.

He has signed a new year contract to continue hosting the 2026 Men's World Cup and confirmed that this will not play another role Defender.