BBC axes iconic Football Focus after 52 years

Alex Scott will present the final Football Focus show at the end of the season (BBC)

The BBC has scrapped Football Focus after 52 years on television.

The Saturday lunchtime show, first broadcast in 1974 with Bob Wilson as host, provides interviews, analysis and stories ahead of the weekend’s football fixtures.

The show is currently hosted by former Arsenal and England defender Alex Scott, who took over from Dan Walker in 2021.

However, the BBC has pointed out that television viewing figures have gradually declined since 2018, w...