Can you get knighted on football manager

Interestingly, Brazil's three-time World Cup winner Pele was given an honorary knighthood in , but he strictly cannot use the title Sir until he becomes a British citizen - at which point the honorary knighthood would then become a substantive knighthood.

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish is one of the most recent recipients, having received the honour in Former Celtic manager Jock Stein was given the honour in , three years after he helped the Glasgow club become the first British club to win the European Cup.

Article continues below. I'm a bit lost for words at the moment, so I'll leave it at that for now. For a few clues as to how the Sports Interactive developer earned himself a place on the honours list, check out our review of Football Manager Tom Senior. However, the Foreign Office does also recommend honorary awards for foreign nationals to be approved by Her Majesty The Queen. Currently there are five non-UK footballers to receive honorary British honours:. Nominate someone for an honour or award GOV.

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