Match of the Day will be looking a little different from next season, as Ian Wright announces he will be stepping away from the show at the end of the season.
Ian, 60, first appeared on the show in 1997, while he was still playing football.
Ian Wright quits Match of the Day
Taking to Twitter today, Arsenal legend Ian announced that this season would be his last on Match of the Day.
Ian made his first appearance on the show back in 1997, when he was still playing for Arsenal.
Between 2002 and 2008, he appeared as a regular analyst on the show, alongside Gary Lineker. In 2017, he returned to this role and has been there ever since.
However, when the football season restarts in the summer of 2024, Ian won’t be alongside Gary on the long-running BBC programme.
Match of the Day star Ian Wright issues statement
The star issued a statement this morning announcing the news.
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