BBC ‘fully committed to women’s football’ despite cancelling flagship highlights show

The Women’s Football Show discontinued for new seasonBBC plans YouTube chat show presented by Alex ScottBBC Sport is insisting it remains “fully committed to women’s football and the WSL” despite discontinuing its flagship BBC One highlights programme The Women’s Football Show for the new Women’s Super League season.It is understood the BBC will focus on digital platforms to showcase highlights instead, including showing them on its newly launched YouTube women’s football channel, instead of the weekly television show with a studio, presenter and pundits, which had aired previously on BBC One at 11.30pm on Sundays, after first going live on BBC iPlayer at 9pm. Continue reading...