Football Focus axed by BBC after 52 years

SportFootballFootball Focus axed by BBC after 52 yearsThe Saturday lunchtime show will be cut at the end of the seasonJamie Braidwood Thursday 23 April 2026 16:16 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963679","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-focus-bbc-sport-axed-b2963679.html","title":"Football Focus axed by BBC after 52 years"}}Alex Scott, presenter of Football Focus, will remain with BBC Sport (Getty Images)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Football Focus will be axed by the BBC at the end of the season after more than 52 years, due to “changing audience behaviours”. The football magazine show, first broadcast in 1974, previewed the weekend’s action on a Saturday lunchtime throughout the season. Former England international Alex Scott has presented Football Focus s...