The England footballers Raheem Sterling, 26, and Jordan Henderson, 30, are set to receive MBEs from the Queen in the Birthday Honours List this week.
Sterling’s work campaigning against racism in football and setting up a foundation for deprived children has meant he is among several people form the world of sport included in the list.
The Manchester City player said he wanted to create something “humungous” with the latter organisation, which would focus on social mobility.
Henderson has been recognised in the Birthday Honours List for his integral role in setting up the Players Together fund.
This saw 20 Premier League captains donate cash to the NHS staff, volunteers and patients at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.
Henderson has been vocal recently about the furore surrounding England players taking the knee at football matches.
Reaction to the honours
According to The Sun, even Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to have personally approved the awards. A Whitehall source said: “This is great news on the eve of the Euros. Raheem and Jordan have been role models in the truest sense in the past few years.
They’ve stood up and been counted, placing themselves in the firing line for what they believe in. Together with Marcus Rashford, they’ve proved there is a different side to a lot of footballers.”
Euros 2020
The honours came ahead of the Euros 2020 tournament, which begins on 11 June.
Both Henderson and Sterling have been picked for the squad, which was postponed last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The team’s first match of the tournament starts on Sunday 13 June, where they line up against Croatia.
All fixtures for the tournament will be available to view on the BBC and ITV.
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