Alex Scott has been confirmed as the next host of the BBC’s Football Focus, replacing Dan Walker, who will step down at the end of the current season. The 36-year-old Scott will become the first female presenter of the Saturday lunchtime programme, which was first broadcast in 1974. Scott described the confirmation of her appointment as “surreal” and added: “When I was a kid, I would never have watched television and thought someone like me could be presenting a programme like Football Focus.”🚨 Presenter announcement 🚨 We’re delighted to confirm @AlexScott is the new host of Football Focus! She subsequently moved into broadcasting, co-presenting Match of the Day Kickabout and appearing as a BBC pundit during the 2018 World Cup, as well as becoming the first female football pundit on Sky Sports. “I was one of the first female pundits on the BBC and I clearly remember being determined to transcend from being labelled a ‘female pundit’ to ‘pundit’.

Source: Express May 15, 2021 12:56 UTC