Football Focus

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Football Focus
Genre Sports
Presented by Dan Walker
Country of origin United Kingdom
Production
Production location(s) MediaCityUK, Salford
Running time 50 minutes
Release
Original network BBC One
Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release Grandstand strand
1974 (1974) – 2001 (2001)
Stand-alone series
2001 (2001) –
present
Chronology
Related shows Match of the Day
Match of the Day 2
Final Score
The Football League Show
External links
Website

Football Focus is a BBC television show, broadcast on BBC One on Saturday lunchtimes, covering football, presented from the 2009–10 season by Dan Walker. The programme is broadcast from MediaCityUK in Salford, Greater Manchester.

The programme previously formed part of the Grandstand programme but has since August 2001 been considered a show in its own right. Prior to the launch of Match of the Day 2, it was often the first chance for viewers (apart from the viewers of Sky Sports) to see analysis of the Sunday and Monday Premier League games. 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 Premier League game. Since BBC have the rights to Premier League highlights, Football Focus also shows the key moments from the midweek matches. A version of the programme which looks at world football airs on BBC World News.

The theme song for the programme is different for each new season. For the 2002-03 season it was "Backaround" by Elevator Suite[1]. The 2003-04 season featured a cover of the Stevie Nicks track "Stand Back" by Linus Loves featuring Sam Obernik. For the 2007-08 season it was "Kill The Director" by The Wombats and for the 2009-10 season it was "Jetstream" by Doves, from the album Kingdom of Rust. For 2012-13 it was "Undegpedwar" by Y Niwl from the self-titled album, and in a break with tradition continued as the theme for 2013-14.

As of 2012, presenter Dan Walker is usually joined by the BBC's main football pundits such as Mark Lawrenson, Lee Dixon, and Martin Keown. Match of the Day commentators, including Steve Wilson, Guy Mowbray, Jonathan Pearce, and John Motson often check-in with game previews from the stadiums.

Presenters

Guest presenters
  • 2007, 2008: Jake Humphrey (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

References

External links