Football Focus ends its 52‑year run this Sunday, closing the longest‑running football magazine programme on television. The show debuted in 1974, delivering lunchtime interviews, tactical analysis and human‑interest stories before weekend fixtures. Its departure marks the loss of a daily touchpoint for supporters who tuned in for insight and nostalgia.

BBC Sport has compiled a shortlist of the programme’s most memorable segments and opened a public poll to decide which clip will feature in the finale. Viewers can browse the options on the website, vote at the bottom of the page, and see their favourite moment re‑aired as part of the closing montage.

The final episode airs at 12:00 BST on BBC One, also streaming via BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport app. Vote‑winning clip will appear in a closing montage that revisits the show’s influence on British football culture. The broadcast provides a definitive farewell to a fixture that shaped weekend narratives for more than five decades.

Long‑time viewers praised the programme for unearthing untold stories and giving a platform to emerging talent, crediting it with deepening fan engagement. Its exit leaves a gap in the Saturday‑lead‑in schedule, prompting speculation about how broadcasters will fill the void in the near term for.