Sports Personality of the Year
Venue: Liverpool Echo Arena Date: Sunday, 14 December Time: 1900 GMT Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sport website.
Sir Bobby Charlton will be honoured with the 2008 BBC Sports Personality's Lifetime Achievement award on Sunday.
Charlton, 71, helped England to World Cup success in 1966 and then led Manchester United to European Cup glory in 1968, scoring twice in the final.
The award, which recognises Sir Bobby's 50 years dedicated to football, will be presented to him by brother Jack during Sunday's event on BBC One at 1900 GMT.
Sir Bobby remains England's all-time leading scorer with 49 goals.
He also scored 249 goals for Manchester United in 758 appearances during a club career that spanned from 1953 to 1973.
Sir Bobby will be joined by legendary friends from the world of football as well as a group of other survivors from the Munich air crash, which happened 50 years ago this year.
Previous winners of the Lifetime Achievement award, include Sir Bobby Robson (2007), Bjorn Borg (2006), Pele (2005), Sir Ian Botham (2004), Martina Navratilova (2003), George Best (2002) and Sir Alex Ferguson (2001).
The Lifetime Achievement award celebrates those who have made a significant contribution to sport and demonstrable success in their relevant sport throughout their careers. The award is the gift of the BBC.
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