1987 FA Cup hero Dave Bennett is to meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown later today.
The winger, who lives in Nuneaton, has been invited to 10 Downing Street to mark his work in campaigning against racism in sport.
Bennett's work takes him to schools in Coventry,Warwickshire and around the Midlands and he told the CT: "It's nice to be invited to Downing Street and meet the Prime Minister to receive recognition for what I do and what I believe in."