Marcus Rashford has missed out on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist and will be handed a specially-created award instead.
Sportsmail revealed four weeks ago that the England forward and anti-poverty campaigner was set to be overlooked for the main award because it must be based on 'sporting achievement'.
And while the SPOTY contenders are not officially announced until next week, Sportsmail understands that Rashford has not been included on the shortlist which was decided by a panel of judges last week.
In an attempt to avoid a public backlash, the panel have instead decided to honour the Manchester United striker's efforts to end child food poverty with a new 'Panel Special Award'.