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The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award is the main award of the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year ceremony, which takes place each December. The winner is judged by a vote from the public to have achieved the most that year. The video below shows who was nominated for the award in 2019. Who will be shortlisted in 2021?   Let's take a look at some of the footballers who might be in contention in 2021. Raheem Sterling Sterling hasn't had a great impact for Manchester City in recent months but was superb for England in 2020 and also done lots of great community work. Marcus Rashford Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was recognised in 2020 for his achievements off the field this year with an Expert Panel Special Award at the Sports Personality of the Year award. His great work off the pitch has been well documented. Greater Manchester Football is so proud of Marcus Rashford. Harry Kane A definite outside bet but Kane played a big part in England's run to ...

Celtic's Champions League hopes ended in the second qualifying round for the second consecutive year as they were beaten in extra time by Denmark's Midtjylland. Defensive frailties cost them again as Awer Mabil levelled before Onyedika pounced to leave Celtic floored and bound for the Europa League. Former Celtic forward Chris Sutton spoke on Premier Sports about the result and performance.  This is what the fans are saying: One Celtic fan on the Green Brigade forum gave his thoughts on a poor night for Celtic. Many other Celtic to various other forums and social media platforms to criticise the overall running of the club. Many fans were upset that they didn't win the magical 'Ten In A Row' and this anger has built-up into the new season.  No leadership on the park. McGregor is never a Celtic captain. We need two experienced hard men in the middle of the park. Ferguson and Mooy would do the trick. Bain was very good. No.1 goalkeeper now. Edouard should be sold now....

Jadon Sancho had some great seasons playing in the Bundesliga. Let's have a look at some of his best moments and get Manchester United fans very excited. During his time at Borussia Dortmund, he scored 50 goals in 137 appearances. Sancho signed for Dortmund in August 2017 for a fee reported to be around £8 million and was immediately included in the first-team squad. Sancho later stated that he felt confident in making the move abroad due to his previous experiences in relocating with Watford and Manchester City. More Manchester City news can be found here Sancho made his debut for the club against Eintracht Frankfurt on 21 October, coming on as a substitute with six minutes left of the match, becoming the first Englishman to play a Bundesliga match for them. The video below takes a look at some of his best moments during that first season. During his last two seasons at the club, he scored 35 goals in just over 80 appearances. It was at the of this period where he won the second...

Manager Postecoglou received a decent welcome from a 9,000 crowd as Celtic played a competitive game in front of their fans for the first time since March 2020 More Champions League stories from Greater Manchester Football After the match, Postecoglou gave his verdict after the 1-1 draw in the 1st leg. Liel Abada gave Celtic a first-half lead but were down to ten men after Nir Bitton was sent off.   Midtjylland were level after da Silva Ferreira scored on the 66th minute. Midtjylland winger was also sent off in the second half, meaning that both teams finished with ten men. The return leg will take place next Wednesday in Denmark. The winners face a potentially tough next round against either PSV Eindhoven or Galatasaray in the third qualifying round.  More reaction from Celtic fans One Celtic fan on YouTube said: "I think this was an excellent performance by the Bhoys tonight, considering before the game. "I was doubtful that we would get any type of res...

Brentford began their pre-season campaign with a 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon A single goal late in the first half was enough to give Brentford the victory. More football news The game was played in some intense conditions and the first half failed to capture the imagination, but Brentford scored in the dying moments. The second period was much livelier and threatened further goals, but none came in the end. The goal came as Brentford started to take control of the game. While The Bees would probably have wanted to do more in attack, they were solid at the back. David Raya was untroubled and as the half wore on,  After a fairly dull start to the game, the Premier League side eventually started to play more on the front foot and in Wimbledon territory. This enabled them to take the lead before the break.  Ultimately, it was a decent test for Brentford in testing competitions. They said: "It was a perfect test for us right now." 🗣️ "It was a perfect test for us right no...

Paul Pogba, Dele Alli and Kemar Roofe are all in the running Who else is? Porto's Mehdi Taremi goal v Chelsea ultimately meant nothing but it was a stunning strike. The spectacular 93rd-minute overhead kick gave Porto a 1-0 win in their quarter-final second leg. Chelsea advanced 2-1 on aggregate on their way to winning the Champions League. Pogba's stunning finish from outside the box for France against Switzerland at Euro 2020 is among 10 nominees for the prize. The goal gave France a 3-1 lead on the night. If only it had finished like that... Roofe's goal from the halfway line in a Europa League group game with Standard Liege on 22 October 2020 features. Alli's bicycle kick against Wolfsberger in the same competition on 24 February also makes the 2020-21 list. This was the highlight of a fairly poor season for Ali.  One female player makes the list - Bayern Munich's Sarah Zadrazil for her finish against Chelsea in the Champions League. You can view all the goa...

Tottenham drew 1-1 with Leyton Orient in the JE3 Foundation Trophy More Spurs news can be found here In a useful workout for the Spurs squad - their first outing of pre-season and first match under new Head Coach Nuno Espirito Santo - the young Dane Scarlett's fine finish gave them the lead in scorching heat at The Breyer Group Stadium, before substitute Ruel Sotiriou levelled for the O's with 18 minutes remaining. Nuno named a mix of first team and Under-23 players in the squad, with many of their senior campaigners still away after this summer's international action.   Academy teenagers Maksim Paskotsi - a full international with Estonia - and Kallum Cesay started in the full-back positions, their first senior appearances in Spurs colours, while Nile John impressed in central midfield as another youngster in an otherwise more experienced initial eleven. Goalkeeper Alfie Whiteman was introduced for Joe Hart at half-time and made a great save to keep out Dan Kemp's fr...