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		</div><p>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.</p>
<p>The 36-year-old Scott will become the first female presenter of the Saturday lunchtime programme, which was first broadcast in 1974.</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p>Scott made 140 appearances for England and played at the London 2012 Olympics, before announcing her retirement from playing in 2017.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Scott revealed she had been congratulated by the programme’s first host, Bob Wilson, who retired after two decades in the role in 1994.</p>
<p>Scott added: “I had a lovely email from the legendary Arsenal goalkeeper and presenter Bob Wilson, who hosted the show for 20 years.</p>
<p>“Bob said how hard I’d worked for this and to make sure I took it all in. It was great advice and wise words from a legend who’s had the career path from footballer to hosting the iconic BBC show.”</p>
<p>Scott said she believed her appointment vindicated her decision to resist a move into coaching or management at the end of her playing career, and instead pursue a career in broadcasting.</p>
<p>“Towards the end of my footballing career, some were suggesting coaching and management but I had such a strong passion to take this path,” she added.</p>
<p>“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’.</p>
<p>“Besides the statements surrounding my gender or my race, after being part of the BBC family for six years, I want people to see me on TV and think ‘she’s great at what she does’.”</p>
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