Gary Linnecker made his last appearance at the BBC last night.

The veteran ace and commentator where was fired from the British network After a publication on his social media, which was described as anti -Semitic yesterday, he said goodbye to the viewers thanking them for the love and support he had all this time, commenting “it was not meant to end this way” …

“Let me take the opportunity to thank all the other commentators with whom I had the pleasure of working for the last 25 years. You have done my job much easier. Also, thank everyone who does not see at home. The work needed to create this flagship is a huge group effort »he initially mentioned and continued:

“From modern to the analysis team, from commentators to track managers, from producers to camera operators, from producers to subscribers. Thank you all, you are the best. Everyone else did all the hard work and got the applause.

It was an absolute privilege to host Match of the Day for a quarter of a century. I would like to wish Gabi (Logan), Mark (Chapman) and Kelly (Kate) the best when they sit in the chair. The program is in the best hands. My last thank you is addressed to all of you. Thank you for watching. Thank you for all your love and support all these years. It was so special. I’m sorry your team was always last. Time to say goodbye to you‘he ended up.