But the BBC have still f***ed it, haven’t they. Because they’ve fudged it. In Chapman, Cates and Logan what they had was an excellent shortlist from which to make a final decision. What they did not have was a final decision. Any one of the three could have taken MOTD and run with it, put their stamp on it. But now none of them can do that.

There is something powerfully analogue about the BBC trumpeting its new Match of the Day line-up, as if we were back in the 1960s and David Coleman were replacing Kenneth Wolstenholme. Yes folks, that’s a long time ago,

Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan will be the new Match of the Day presenters, the BBC has announced.

The new Match of the Day presenter line-up has been confirmed for next season. It was announced in November that Gary Lineker would be stepping down at the end of the current season, calling time on 26 years in the job.

This is what we know about new BBC Match of the Day presenters Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan, including reported net worths.

The BBC has confirmed which presenters will be taking over from Gary Lineker starting next season. The flagship football programme for the BBC will have a number of presenters that are rotated between the different MOTD shows.