| Football Focus | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Presented by | Dan Walker (2009–2021) Alex Scott (2021–present) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studio TC5, BBC Television Centre (1974–2012) dock10 studios (2012–present)[1] |
| Running time | 30–60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 1974 – present |
| Related | |
| Match of the Day Match of the Day 2 Final Score The Football League Show The Premier League Show | |
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Football Focus is a BBC television magazine programme launched in 1974, broadcast live on BBC One on Saturday lunchtimes during the football season. The programme, along with Final Score, is a remnant from the former flagship sports show Grandstand which for decades dominated the BBC One Saturday afternoon TV schedules. Football Focus became a programme in its own right in 2001.
The show is now a weekly magazine, with reports from across the country at all levels of English and Scottish football. It previews the weekend's fixtures and provides updates from the early Premier League game. Since BBC have the rights to Premier League highlights, Football Focus also shows the key moments from midweek matches.
As of 2021, presenter Alex Scott is joined by two football pundits such as Fara Williams, Martin Keown, Dion Dublin, Nedum Onuoha, Shay Given, Ellen White, Stephen Warnock and Rachel Brown-Finnis. Other pundits to have appeared include Mark Lawrenson, Jermaine Jenas, and Micah Richards. Match of the Day commentators, including Steve Wilson, Guy Mowbray, Jonathan Pearce, and Simon Brotherton often check-in with game previews from the stadiums.[2]