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Jermaine Jenas has been sacked by the BBC reportedly following complaints of ‘inappropriate behaviour’.
The Match of the Day presenter has hosted a number of flagship programmes for the corporation, and has worked on some of the biggest sporting events, including the 2024 Euros.
Jenas, who had been tipped to one day replace Gary Linekar as host of MOTD, has also been dropped from presenting the football programme, and the One Show.
“We can confirm that Jermaine Jenas is no longer part of our presenting line up,” a BBC spokesperson said.
Jenas has not presented The One Show, where he was made a permanent co-host in 2021, since July 22nd, and it took a two-week break for the Olympics. Most recently he was on commentary for Ipswich’s return to the Premier League, and their 2-0 defeat against Liverpool on Saturday.
Jenas moved into television punditry early, when he was unable to recover from a knee injury, and has consistently worked across a number of media outlets, as well as the BBC, including TNT Sports.
During his playing career, Jenas started his career at Nottingham Forest where he made 29 appearances before moving to Newcastle in 2002.
On Tyneside, he played 110 times, scoring nine goals before switching the north east for north east London and joining Tottenham.
At Spurs, he made 155 appearances, from 2005 until 2013, but injuries affected his career, and he was forced to retire in 2014.