BBC scrap Football Focus after 52 YEARS: Iconic show to be cancelled at the end of the season after huge decline in viewing figures as Beeb addresses Alex Scott's future
First broadcast in 1974, the show has been a staple of televised football ever since, but dwindling viewing figures has seen the channel scramble to try and keep it up to date and of interest.
Football Focus Axed After 50 Years
- Alex Scott breaks silence as BBC axe iconic football show after 50 years Daily Star —
- Full BBC statement as Football Focus cancelled after more than 50 years Chronicle Live —
- Alex Scott breaks her silence after BBC scrapped 'woke' Football Focus: Presenter reveals she was going to QUIT iconic show before Beeb pulled the plug amid huge decline in viewing figures Daily Mail —
- Football Focus host Alex Scott filled with ‘anxiety and dread’ ahead of BBC announcement The Independent —
- BBC blows final whistle on Football Focus as iconic show axed after more than 50 years on air Irish Independent —