Former BBC Sport presenter Mark Lawrenson has said he thinks his departure from the BBC was down to him being '65 and a white male'.
The ex-Liverpool defender had spent three decades with the corporation, including 25 years with Football Focus, before being told of the show's format changes in March.
Lawrenson told The Sunday Times : 'The Beeb are probably the worst at giving you bad news. It was just, "We are going on the road next season with Focus. We don’t think it is really something for you."
