A shortlist of six contenders has been introduced for the 2025 BBC Sports activities Persona of the Yr award, with some sad that Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay has not made the lower.
The nominees are England footballers Hannah Hampton and Chloe Kelly, rugby union participant Ellie Kildunne, darts participant Luke Littler, golfer Rory McIlroy and Formulation 1 driver Lando Norris.
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Voting will happen through the present on Thursday, 18 December with Gabby Logan, Alex Scott and Clare Balding internet hosting it stay from MediaCityUK in Salford.
‘A bone of competition for Scotland followers’
Journalist Henry Winter posted on social media his shock on the Scotland midfielder not being nominated for Sports activities Persona.
“Scott McTominay a shock omission from SPOTY short-list?” he wrote. “Received Scudetto, voted Serie A Participant of the Yr, nominated for Ballon d’Or, helped Scotland qualify for World Cup, scored very important/spectacular aim towards Denmark that is certainly a Puskas Awards contender. Superb 12 months.”
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Scottish Day by day Specific editor Ben Borland added: “Can any of [the nominees] actually say they’ve had a greater 12 months than McTominay? The inclusion of two members of the Lionesses group, heroic and ‘inspiring’ as they could be, will likely be a selected bone of competition for Scottish soccer followers – and certainly soccer followers worldwide.”
The shortlist relies on sporting advantage and is chosen by a panel chosen for its breadth of experience and illustration throughout the sporting panorama.
A BBC spokesperson mentioned: “A variety of contenders have been reviewed and debated by an professional trade panel, who reached a consensus on the ultimate shortlist.”
What has made it a 12 months to recollect for McTominay?
McTominay has been in superb type since becoming a member of Napoli in the summertime of 2024 from Manchester United.
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He was a key participant because the Italian facet received the Serie A title in Could 2025 scoring 13 occasions in 36 appearances together with a spectacular scissor kick towards Cagliari on the final day of the season that despatched Napoli on their technique to successful the league.
He was named Serie A participant of the 12 months and was then nominated within the prime 20 greatest gamers on this planet on the Ballon d’Or.
Final season’s success was solely the fourth Serie A title in Napoli’s historical past and McTominay turned the face of supervisor Antonio Conte’s revolution.
This season Napoli are joint prime of Serie A and McTominay has scored 5 targets in 20 appearances.
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A surprising aim and World Cup qualification for Scotland
The 29-year-old has additionally impressed on the worldwide stage for Scotland, netting the opener with a surprising overhead kick as they beat Denmark 4-2 to seal a spot at subsequent summer time’s World Cup – Scotland’s first since 1998.
On the time, Scotland boss Steve Clarke referred to his aim as “one of the best overhead kick I’ve ever seen.”
Because the begin of 2023, McTominay has been concerned in 15 targets for Scotland, six greater than any of his team-mates, and he has scored greater than twice as many as any of them.
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Different prizes awarded on SPOTY night time embrace Younger Sports activities Persona of the Yr, Workforce of the Yr, Coach of the Yr, Lifetime Achievement and the Helen Rollason Award.
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The World Sport Star award, for which voting is open, will even be offered.