{{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = Sports | camera = | picture_format = PALHDTV 1080i | audio_format = | runtime = 30–60 minutes | creator = | developer = | executive_producer = | location = Studio TC5, BBC Television Centre (1974–2012)dock10 studios (2012–present) | presenter = Dan Walker (2009–2021)Alex Scott (2021–) | country = United Kingdom | language = English | network = BBC One | first_aired = Grandstand strand–Stand-alone series| last_aired = present | num_episodes = | related = Match of the DayMatch of the Day 2Final ScoreThe Football League ShowThe Premier League Show }}Football Focus is a BBC television magazine programme launched in 1974 covering football, normally broadcast live on BBC One 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 Mark Lawrenson, Jermaine Jenas, Martin Keown, Dion Dublin, 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. 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 Premier League 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 Premier League 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 Match of the Day 2, it was often the first chance for free-to-air viewers to see analysis of the Sunday and Monday Premier League games.