Alex Scott has pulled out of Football Focus with the BBC have been forced to cancel the program amid their row with Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker. Lineker was told he would not appear on Saturday's broadcast over a tweet where he criticised the government's asylum policies.
It had been suggested that Scott would appear instead of him on the popular football program but she announced that she would not be stepping forward in solidarity with the England legend. She shared a GIF on her Twitter of Bernie Sanders saying "Nah! Not me" with the caption "FYI" in response to the rumours.
According to the Mirror, the ex-Arsenal star has now gone a step further and said she will not host Football Focus. Scott said: "I made a decision last night that even though I love my show and we have had an incredible week winning an SJA for Football Focus that it doesn't feel right for me to go ahead with the show today," tweeted Scot. "Hopefully I will be back in the chair next week."
