UK Star Presenters In Social Media Clash Over Fading Fortunes Of Veteran Sport Show
deadline.comTwo of the UK’s leading presenters have engaged in a public spat over the fading fortunes of one of the country’s most established sports shows.
The BBC’s Football Focus – a studio show inviting football pundits to analyse the day’s games following the final whistle on Saturday afternoons – has been running for 49 years, but was revealed this week to have lost more than a third of its viewing audience in the space of four years.
That dip coincided with the departure of presenter Dan Walker, who left the show in 2021 after 11 years as host, whereupon he was replaced by former women’s England team player Alex Scott.
He wrote on social media platform X on Saturday: “It’s hard to see Football Focus struggling. I loved it growing up and it was an honour to present it and I still miss it.
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