Unbelievable! Chris Kamara receives an MBE in the New Year Honours list as the much-loved former Soccer Saturday pundit is recognised for services to football, charity and anti-racism amid his battle with speech apraxia
18:51 EST 30 Dec 2022 , updated 02:46 EST 31 Dec 2022
Chris Kamara, one of football’s most popular figures, has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours List.
The 65-year-old played for nine English professional clubs in a career spanning 20 years before going on to manage Bradford and Stoke, but in more recent years he has become best known for his work as a pundit and presenter on Sky Sports.
Kamara’s inability to contain his enthusiasm for the game and his propensity for gaffes during live stadium video links in Sky’s Soccer Saturday programme became the stuff of legend, often leaving programme host Jeff Stelling and other studio guests in stitches.