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Liverpool footballer Howard Gayle has turned down an MBE nomination, saying it would be a betrayal to Africans who suffered at the hands of the British Empire.

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Many crumble and forget their morals when presented with their pieces of silver. Standing up for what you believe has real dignity too.

There a lot of great footballers with fantastic acts.

This is Allahverdi Bagirov. Qarabag’s former coach and footballer, who was credited with saving numerous lives during the massacre of hundreds of civilians in the village of Khojaly. #KhojalyMassacre

Raymond Kopa

One of the great French players of all time, along with his father and brother, teenaged Kopa worked in the coal mines of northern France all through the war, providing fuel for France while under Nazi command. He even lost a finger in a mining accident.

Angel Rangel

Top marks: You may remember this story from a few years ago. The Spaniard had some spare food but rather than throw it out, he decided to drive around the snowy streets of Swansea in search of homeless people to feed.

Love him or hate him, Mesut Ozil used his World Cup bonus to pay for 23 Brazilian children to have life saving surgery. The German was given a Laureus Award after this remarkable gesture.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic donated €40,000 of his own money so the Swedish disabled team could travel and play at their World Cup.