Dan Walker first joined Football Focus at the start of the 2009-10 season. He will continue to present BBC Breakfast and for BBC Sport, including at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. Speaking of his time on the show, he said: “It has been an amazing 12 years and I have loved every second of it. “I am so proud of the job we’ve done, the changes we’ve made and issues we’ve looked at while the football landscape changed immeasurably. READ MORE: Carol Kirkwood fears being 'sacked' after disagreement with BBC bossDan Walker quits as BBC Football Focus presenter after 12 yearsDan Walker has hosted BBC's Football Focus for 12 yearsREAD MORE ‘Turn off the lights and bolt the door!’ GMB viewers switch off “I’d like to say thank you to the amazing team at Focus who put so much into the show each week and thank you to the audience for tuning in every Saturday.” Philip Bernie, Head of TV at BBC Sport, added: “Dan has been exceptional as presenter of Football Focus for the last 12 years.

Source: Express April 08, 2021 09:51 UTC