Gary Lineker, the former England soccer player and now a media celebrity, will step down from his role as a presenter for the BBC after facing criticism for reposting an Instagram story about Zionism which featured a picture of a rat.

Gary Lineker has stepped down from the BBC after anti-Semitism controversy over a social media post. Here’s how much money the former England footballer will lose after losing the BBC job.

His years as a BBC host end in circumstances nobody would have wanted, but some might have predicted.