The BBC is denying reports of a row over who will replace Gary Lineker as presenter of Match of the Day. The corporation issued a statement amid claims Mark Chapman has refused a job share with sports presenter Kelly Somers.

Mark Chapman has joked that he ‘could do with a PA’ amid incessant speculation that could be in line to take over the reins from Gary Lineker as the host of Match of the Day. After 25 years at the helm,

The BBC had proposed a job share between Mark Chapman and Kelly Somers as they look to replace Gary Lineker as the presenter of Match of the Day, but Chapman is said to have rejected the idea