BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Set For December 13 As 2 New Awards Debut

The 2026 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, 13 December, with five of the nine categories to be decided by public voting.
Organisers said this year’s ceremony would celebrate an eventful year in sport, featuring Team GB’s most successful Winter Olympics, England’s best finish at a men’s FIFA World Cup since 1966 and record-breaking performances at the European Athletics Championships.
Two new categories, Men’s Footballer of the Year and BBC World Service Women’s Footballer of the Year, will also be introduced at the ceremony.
The women’s football award, which has been presented by the BBC World Service since 2015, will become part of the Sp...