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magazine programme launched in 1974 covering football, normally broadcast live on

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on Saturday lunchtimes during the football season. From the 2009–10 season to the 2020–21 season Football Focus was hosted by Dan Walker and from the 2021–22 season is presented by the former England and Arsenal right-back Alex Scott. As of 2021, presenter Alex Scott is usually joined by the BBC's main football pundits such as

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, and

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. ''

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'' commentators, including Steve Wilson,

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, Jonathan Pearce, and

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often check-in with game previews from the stadiums.

History

For several years up to 1974, '' Grandstand'' aired a slot called "Football Preview", previewing the day's matches and in 1974 it was evolved into ''Football Focus'' which continued to be part of ''Grandstand'' and Focus was the first item of the programme. From 1988 to 1992, it was reduced to FA Cup weekends due to ITV having exclusive Football League rights and was simply billed as ''Football'', it returned to a weekly schedule from August 1992 when the BBC won the

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highlights rights and the ''Football Focus'' brand was restored. In August 2001, ''Focus'' became a stand-alone show, and ''Grandstand'' was discontinued in 2007. The programme 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

game. Since BBC have the rights to Premier League highlights, ''Football Focus'' also shows the key moments from the midweek matches. Prior to the launch of ''

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'', it was often the first chance for

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viewers to see analysis of the Sunday and Monday Premier League games. In 2021, Alex Scott became the first full-time female host of the show, presenting her first show on 14 August.

Presenters

* pre-1974: – First presenter

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* 1974–1994: Bob Wilson (departed to join

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as its main football presenter) * 1994–1996: Steve Rider (host of ''Football Focus'' and '' Grandstand'' and ''Focus'' for two seasons, then dropped ''Focus'') * 1996–1999:

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(previously pundit then presented after Steve Rider dropped ''Focus'', went on to front ''

'') * 1999–2004:

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(left to present ''

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'' on Saturday afternoons, left BBC in 2009 to move to

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) * 2004–2009:

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(left to become presenter of ''

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'') * 2009–2021: Dan Walker * 2021– : Alex Scott ;Guest presenters *2018:

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(one episode) *2016, 2021: Eilidh Barbour (presented during

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while Dan Walker was in Rio, she also presented in late 2021) *2014: Mark Chapman (presented a

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special edition) * 2007, 2008:

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(presented during 2007 Ashes and Cricket World Cup while Manish was presenting BBC coverage. Also was main host during Euro 2008 ''Football Focus'') * 2005: Mark Pougatch

Theme song

The theme song for the programme is different for each new season. For the 2002–03 season it was "Backaround" by Elevator Suite. The 2003–04 season featured a cover of the Stevie Nicks track "Stand Back" by

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featuring Sam Obernik. For the 2007–08 season it was "Kill The Director" by

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and for the 2009–10 season it was "Jetstream" by

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, from the album ''

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''. For the 2012–13 season it was "Undegpedwar" by

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from the self-titled album, and in a break with tradition continued as the theme for 2013–14.

Studio

The programme is broadcast from BBC Sport's headquarters and main studios in MediaCityUK in

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, although some episodes are broadcast on location, from football grounds around the country. The studio is located at the dock10 studios facility. Ahead of the

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season,

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upgraded the studio that ''

'', ''

'', ''Football Focus'', and ''

'' broadcasts from. The facility uses a " 4K UHD ready virtual reality studio." It uses Epic Games'

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rendering technology.

Other versions

A version of the programme focusing on world football airs on ''

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''.

References

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