For the final six years, Ball and former Match of the Day host Gary Lineker have topped the star salaries listing, however each exited their respective exhibits final yr.
Lineker left the BBC final summer time after sharing an Instagram reel that featured an antisemitic illustration, for which he apologised. He has gone on to signal new contracts with ITV and Netflix.
His former function on Match of the Day was cut up when he left and the present is now hosted by three presenters, who’re individually paid considerably lower than Lineker was.
Mark Chapman was paid round £335,000, Gabby Logan made £290,000, and Kelly Cates earned £215,000 – significantly decrease than Lineker’s £1.3m even when mixed.
Nevertheless, the entire new trio’s salaries characterize all kinds of sports activities presenting work throughout the BBC, not simply Match of the Day.
Laura Kuenssberg’s pay elevated barely this yr, taking in her Sunday morning programme and Weekend Newscast, in addition to a weekly column on the BBC Information web site.
On the Radio 4’s flagship As we speak programme, Justin Webb is now the highest-paid presenter, incomes round £375,000 for internet hosting that and Americast.
Nick Robinson’s earnings dropped by about £80,000, in a yr that noticed the As we speak podcast, which he co-hosted, come to an finish.
