Gary Lineker tops BBC pay list with £1.35m salary

Gary Lineker once again topped the BBC pay list in the 2023-24 financial year, receiving more than 1.35 million pounds for presenting “Match of the Day” and other sports coverage for the British broadcaster.

The BBC, which is funded by a licence fee paid by TV watching households, has to publish the salaries of its top presenters and journalists.

Many of it best known presenters, however, do not feature in the list because their salaries are paid by production companies, including...