• Air date: 07 Aug '99 90 episodes
      Before the season began, on 2 August, Des Lynam resigned from the BBC and moved to ITV to become their main football presenter. Gary Lineker took over as the main presenter for the show.
  • List of Episodes (90)
    • 51. 8th April 2000

      08 Apr '00
      Gary Lineker introduces the best of the day's Premiership action, including Bradford v Southampton.
    • 52. 9th April 2000: FA Cup Semi Final: Chelsea v Newcastle

      09 Apr '00
      Highlights of today's FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Newcastle from Wembley. Plus the best of the day's Premiership action, including Leeds United's visit to Aston Villa.
    • 53. 15th April 2000

      15 Apr '00
      Gary Lineker introduces the best of the day's Premiership action.
    • 54. 22nd April 2000

      22 Apr '00
      Gary Lineker introduces the pick of the day's matches from the Premiership.
    • 55. 24th April 2000

      24 Apr '00
      Highlights of today's FA Premiership fixtures, including extensive action from Derby v Southampton and the top-of-the-table clash between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford.
    • 56. 29th April 2000

      29 Apr '00
      Gary Lineker introduces the pick of the day's Premiership matches.
    • 57. 6th May 2000

      06 May '00
      Gary Lineker introduces Premiership highlights, including Arsenal v Chelsea.
    • 58. Match of the Day - the Musical

      14 May '00
      A light-hearted celebration of the link between music and football, featuring classic clips from the BBC sport archives. Presented by Gary Lineker.
    • 59. 14th May 2000

      14 May '00
      On the final day of the Premiership, Liverpool travel to struggling Bradford intending to secure a Champions' League place, while West Ham entertain Leeds and Southampton take on Wimbledon at the Dell.
    • 60. 17th May 2000: Uefa Cup Final: Arsenal v Galatasaray

      17 May '00
      Coverage of the Uefa Cup final from the Parken stadium in Copenhagen. Both Arsenal and their Turkish opponents began their European campaigns in the Champions' League, before entering the Uefa Cup after elimination at the first group stage. The north London side will start as favourites, particularly as their squad boasts several players who have already tasted victory in European and international finals. Galatasaray, who became the first Turkish club to reach a European final after defeating
    • 61. 20th May 2000: FA Cup Final: Chelsea v Aston Villa

      20 May '00
      Highlights of this afternoon's FA Cup final between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Wembley.
    • 62. 10th June 2000: Euro 2000

      10 Jun '00
      Group B: Ray Stubbs introduces highlights of Belgium v Sweden from the first day of Euro 2000 for the Henri Delaunay trophy, plus a look at tomorrow's fixtures.
    • 63. 11th June 2000: Euro 2000

      11 Jun '00
      Group B: Turkey v Italy from the Gelredome in Arnhem, Netherlands. Turkey will have a tough match against an Italian side desperate to prove themselves on the European stage.
    • 64. 11th June 2000: Euro 2000

      11 Jun '00
      Group D: Netherlands v Czech Republic from the Amsterdam Arena. The Dutch are many people's favourites to win the tournament and will be hoping to capitalise on their home advantage, but the Czech side, largely unchanged since reaching the Euro 96 final, will be hoping to make their mark early on in the competition.
    • 65. 12th June 2000: Euro 2000

      12 Jun '00
      Group A: Germany v Romania. The opening match in England's group, from Liege, Belgium. Defending champions Germany, a vastly experienced side, are bidding for their fourth European championship title.
    • 66. 12th June 2000: Euro 2000

      12 Jun '00
      Group A: Extended highlights of England's crucial opening game against Group A outsiders Portugal from Eindhoven, Holland. Also includes a preview of tomorrow's action including Yugoslavia v Slovenia and Spain v Norway.
    • 67. 13th June 2000: Euro 2000

      13 Jun '00
      Group C: Yugoslavia v Slovenia at the Stade Communal in Charleroi, Belgium, where England play Germany on Saturday, is the setting for this Group C match. The Yugoslavs' qualifying progamme was severely disrupted by the war in Serbia but they eventually clinched Group 8 ahead of the Republic of Ireland and Croatia. Slovenia reached the finals via the playoff route, overturning a talented Ukrainian side after finishing eight points behind Norway in their qualifying group.
    • 68. 14th June 2000: Euro 2000

      14 Jun '00
      Group B: Italy v Belgium from the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels. As automatic qualifiers, Belgium have had the tricky task of preparing for the tournament without the benefit of competitive matches, but their recent results have included their first-ever victory on Italian soil - a 3-1 win over tonight's opponents - in Lecce last November. Italian coach Dino Zoff will be looking for a significant improvement in his side's patchy form since being eliminated on penalties in the 1998 World Cup
    • 69. 16th June 2000: Euro 2000

      16 Jun '00
      Group B: Highlights of today's match between Sweden and Turkey, from Eindhoven.
    • 70. 16th June 2000: Euro 2000

      16 Jun '00
      Group D: Czech Republic v France from Bruges. The Euro 96 runners-up take on the world champions in what is potentially one of the best games in the group stages.
    • 71. 16th June 2000: Euro 2000

      16 Jun '00
      With less than 24 hours to go before kick-off Ray Stubbs previews England's crunch Group A game against Germany at Charleroi. Including profiles of the key players on each side and areas where the game could be won or lost in what will be one of Kevin Keegan 's most vital games since he took charge of the team last year. There's also a look ahead to the other Group A match to be played tomorrow featuring Romania and Portugal and a look back the Netherland's match against Denmark in Group D.
    • 72. 17th June 2000: Euro 2000

      17 Jun '00
      Group A: England v Germany at the Stade Communal in Charleroi, Belgium. In a tight group England cannot afford to slip up against their old rivals as they bid for a quarter-final place. Four years ago Germany ended England's hopes of a place in the Euro 96 final in a sudden-death shoot-out. Today's match will not go to penalties, but offers Euro 96 survivors such as David Seaman , Tony Adams and Alan Shearer the ideal opportunity to redress the balance. Neither side impressed in qualifying, but
    • 73. 18th June 2000: Euro 2000

      18 Jun '00
      Group A: Ray Stubbs introduces highlights of England's crucial clash with Germany, plus action from the other Group A match between Romania and Portugal, which could have a real impact on England's progress in the competition.
    • 74. 18th June 2000: Euro 2000

      18 Jun '00
      Group C: Slovenia v Spain from the Amsterdam Arena. Spain have gained a reputation in recent years for failing to perform on the big stage, while Slovenia have proved they are capable of beating higher-ranked opponents by winning the playoff against Ukraine to qualify for Euro 2000.
    • 75. 18th June 2000: Euro 2000

      18 Jun '00
      Group C: Norway v Yugoslavia from the Sclessin stadium in Liege, Belgium. Some familiar faces are more than likely to feature in the Norwegian side, with Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Henning Berg , as well as Chelsea's Tore Andre Flo in the squad. The team qualified by finishing top of their group by a comfortable margin and are a difficult side to beat. The Yugoslavs, however, are for many people the dark horses of the competition and could do well if the likes of Fiorentina