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Alex Scott and Dan Walker exchange heated words at plush charity dinner after host of BBC's struggling Football Focus was offended by her predecessor's comments about declining viewership figures

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Football Focus presenters Alex Scott and Dan Walker exchanged heated words at a charity dinner on Monday night following their recent X (formerly Twitter) spat triggered by Mail Sport's revelations that the programme's viewing figures have dropped by over a third.

Eyewitnesses at The Legends of Football dinner at the Grosvenor Hotel in London have told Mail Sport that Scott made a beeline for Walker, her predecessor as host of Football Focus, leading to a lively exchange lasting several minutes before they parted amicably with a hug.

Walker had offended Scott 10 days ago by tweeting on Saturday morning that it was 'hard to see Football Focus struggling' as 'we poured everything into that show every week.