Beth Mead could become the first female footballer in history to win BBC Sports Personality Of The Year this week.
At odds of 1-25 with some bookmakers, she is expected to have a grip on the public vote and beat England test cricket captain Ben Stokes and snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan. At those odds she very well may already have one hand on the famous television camera trophy.
It probably won't be the most important accolade to Mead herself, but it is yet another step of how far the women's game has come in this country. Even in 2019 after England reached the semi-finals of the World Cup, no player was included on the final SPOTY shortlist.
