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Chris Kamara, one of football's most popular figures, will receive an honor at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. The 65-year-old, known by his catchphrase 'Unbelievable Jeff', played for nine English professional clubs during a 20-year career before managing Bradford and Stoke. In recent years he has become best known for his work as a commentator and presenter for Sky Sports.
Kamara becomes an MBE for his services to association football, anti-racism and charity.
There was an outpouring of support for Kamara on social media when she went public with her apraxia of speech (OSA) diagnosis, saying she felt "a fraud" as a broadcaster who found out she had the condition.
A documentary titled Lost For Words about Kamara agreeing to the condition aired in December.
Kamara, who also presented Sky's Goals On Sunday, is well known to non-football fans as co-host of ITV's Ninja Warrior.
Born in Middlesbrough of Sierra Leonean, English and Irish descent, Kamara served in the navy before joining Portsmouth for the first of two spells.
He played over 200 games over two seasons at Swindon and has also played for Brentford, Stoke, Leeds, Luton, Sheffield United, Middlesbrough and Bradford.
Another soccer star vying for honors is James Milner, who is made an MBE for services to association football and charity.
The Liverpool midfielder spent two decades in the Premier League.
Mike Summerbee, a star for Manchester City in the 1960s and 1970s, will be made an OBE for services to club football and charity.
Sophie Ingle, captain of the Wales women's soccer team, will be made an OBE for her services to association football.
Chelsea midfielder Ingle has over 100 international appearances to her name and was part of the Great Britain squad at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.
Meanwhile, abortion reform campaigner Sarah Ewart will be appointed OBE for abortion legal reform services in Northern Ireland.
Ms Ewart has been pushing for the liberalization of Northern Ireland's strict abortion laws after she was denied termination of pregnancy in the region following a diagnosis that her unborn child would die in utero or shortly time after birth.
Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat, will be named an OBE for services to literature.
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