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Ian Wright has quit the BBC as a football pundit, saying he is fed up playing the role of a "comedy jester".

The former Arsenal and England striker has also criticised the broadcaster for its "jacket, shirt and tie" coverage of matches.

Wright says he has told BBC Sport he no longer wants to appear alongside Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer.

He has been a regular pundit for England home games since the corporation won a four-year deal to show them live..

"I feel like I'm just there as a comedy jester to break the ice with Alan Shearer and Alan Hansen, who just do run-of-the-mill things," he told Broadcast magazine.

"I can't do that any more. People want something different."

He went on: "I don't know how long young people are going to want to watch that same old jacket, shirt and tie format.

"They want people dressed like them."

Wright co-presents a daily show on commercial radio station TalkSport and will host a revived version of Gladiators for Sky One this year.

He joined the BBC in January 2001, eight months after retiring from football.

He has since hosted a series of entertainment shows including I'd Do Anything and Friends Like These and a Radio 5 Live show.