BBC's Mark Chapman 'missing' from Euro 2024 as fans demand Match of the Day promotion

Mark Chapman was 'missing in action'' from Euro 2024 on Monday, as he was being backed to be the eventual successor to Gary Lineker on Match of the Day and some viewers argued he is actually a 'better presenter' than the ex England striker.

A popular host on both radio and TV, Mark has taken charge of a numerous games in the tournament so far, both in the afternoon and evening, including the tie between Germany and Switzerland and Sunday night. Mark had fans watching at home chuckling at half time during the match, when he quipped that he was meant to be introducing highlights of the first 45 in the night's other game, as Scotland took on Hungary, but 'couldn't find any.'

As many fans hoped to see him back on screen, Mark was 'missing in action' on Monday, with Gary back to host on BBC! for Croatia v Italy and Gabby Logan doing the honours for Albania v Spain on BBC2, right after she was at the helm of the Scotland match on Sunday and had to make an urgent apology for viewers who were left disgusted when a replay aired of Hungarian player Barnabas Varga's horror injury.

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Already admired by plenty of sports fans, Mark has attracted plenty of praise since Euro 2024 kicked off, with posts on X seeing many admirers calling for him to be Gary's eventual successor, should be exit Match of the Day when his contract is up in 2029.

Making that demand, one social media user wrote: "Not sure why there’s a discussion who’ll take over Gary Lineker on MOTD when Mark Chapman is literally on MOTD 2, one of the better presenters around," as others claimed he was superior to his BBC colleague.

Championing Mark over Gary, one viewer remarked: "Give me Mark Chapman over Lineker any day of the week," as a second, sharing the same sentiments reacted" Mark Chapman is a far superior broadcaster to Gary Lineker."