BBC ditches classified football results on Radio 5 live

END OF AN ERA: The BBC has marked the end of an era by discontinuing its classified football results service on 5 live. File pic: Ian West/PA Wire

The BBC has marked the end of an era by discontinuing its classified football results service on 5 live, ending a British radio institution that has been broadcast since the 1950s.

The decision to drop the longrunning feature – in which all major English and Scottish matches were given equal treatment, often with a distinctive intonation – has led to suggestions that the BBC is prioritising Premier League football over the lower leagues.