The BBC has announced two new football awards for this year's Sports Personality of the Year, giving audiences a bigger say than ever in who takes home the trophies. The ceremony will be held in Salford on Sunday 13 December and broadcast live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app from 17:45 GMT, presented by Clare Balding, Gabby Logan and Alex Scott.

The two new prizes are Men's Footballer of the Year and BBC World Service Women's Footballer of the Year. The women's award has been presented by the BBC World Service since 2015, but this is the first time it will form part of the main Sports Personality of the Year ceremony. The men's prize will be decided by a UK public vote, while the women's prize will be decided by a global vote, reflecting its World Service heritage.

Five awards decided by the public

Five of the nine awards on the night will be decided by public vote. Alongside the two football prizes, viewers will choose the winners of the main Sports Personality of the Year award, Team of the Year and World Sport Star of the Year. Voting for the women's football award opens on Tuesday 10 November.

Separate panels of football experts will draw up the shortlists for the two football awards, while an independent panel will select the shortlists for the other three public-vote categories. The same independent panel will choose Young Sports Personality of the Year and Coach of the Year, with the Helen Rollason Award and the Lifetime Achievement award completing the nine-award line-up. The BBC said full voting details will be announced in due course.