Broadcaster Gary Lineker is to step down as host of flagship football programme Match of the Day at the end of this season, BBC News understands.
It is expected to be announced officially on Tuesday by the BBC.
The Sun, who first reported the story, also said the presenter would leave the BBC after leading coverage of the 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico.
The BBC press office declined to comment.
The Premier League season ends in May 2025.
The news comes after Lineker entered negotiations with the BBC over a new contract in October.
Lineker, 63, told Esquire magazine in an interview published earlier this month that he accepted he will "have to slow down at some point".
The broadcaster has hosted the BBC's flagship football show Match of the Day since 1999.
Lineker, is one of the corporation's best-known presenters and its highest-paid star, of those whose salaries are declared, earning more than £1.3m a year.
Lineker has also presented coverage of major tournaments like World Cups and European Championships for the BBC, as well as BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremonies.
He has worked for other sports networks during his time at the BBC, including US network NBC and BT Sport (now TNT Sport). He has also branched out into podcasts co-founding production company Goalhanger, which makes popular shows including The Rest is History, The Rest is Politics and The Rest is Entertainment.
Alastair Campbell, who co-presents The Rest Is Politics podcast, said Lineker would be "a very hard act to follow", Sky News reported.
"He is an excellent broadcaster and a very good guy," Campbell said.
However, the former footballer has also been involved in controversy at the corporation because of his social media activity.
He was briefly suspended by BBC bosses last year after an outcry over a post about the UK's asylum policy.
The incident led to a review of BBC social media guidelines, which concluded that high-profile presenters should be allowed to express views on issues and policies but stop short of political campaigning.
Lineker described the new rules at the time as "all very sensible".
Before becoming a TV presenter, Lineker had a hugely successful career as a striker for England as well as Leicester, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona.
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