Soccer AM: Sky confirms plans to cancel football show after 28 years
Helen Chamberlain and Tim Lovejoy were Soccer AM’s longest-serving hosts
By Steven McIntosh
Entertainment reporter
Sky Sports is planning to cancel Soccer AM after nearly three decades on air.
The programme has been a fixture on Saturday mornings since 1995, with its light-hearted mixture of football chat, celebrity guests and wacky games.
The broadcaster is proposing the final edition should be on 27 May, at the end of the current football season.
Sky noted the “evolving needs of our customers”, adding: “We now go into a period of consultation to discuss the proposed changes with our people.”
Image source, Simon Dael/Shutterstock
Jimmy Bullard and John Fendley are the current co-hosts of Soccer AM
A Sky spokesman told BBC News: “Soccer AM has played an important role in our coverage of football for the past three decades and we continually adapt to the evolving needs of our customers.
“We are unable to provide more detail while these consultations are under way.”
According to the Sun, staff at the programme were told about the cancellation on Tuesday and that their jobs would probably be made redundant in May.
Previously hosted by Helen Chamberlain and Tim Lovejoy, the programme is currently fronted by John Fendley and ex-footballer Jimmy Bullard.
Pundit Chris Kamara, who was a regular on the show, was among those posting fond memories after hearing the news.
Skip twitter post by Chris Kamara
Just heard that @SoccerAM is finishing at the end of the season. I had 14 years of going through Premier League & @EFL clubs dressing rooms. Training with Clubs for features & basically having a laugh 😂 Fun part of my time at Sky 🤣 pic.twitter.com/7FbqUonB2f
— Chris Kamara (@chris_kammy) March 22, 2023
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Add Comment