"Portsmouth are a fantastic club and it's a great honour for me to be manager, " Hart told the club website.

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"For me it's a real honour and a nice surprise but I feel I am accepting it on behalf of women's football in this country, " she said.

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"For me personally it's a great honour and it spurs me on to do more to tackle some of the big challenges that we face, " he said.

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""It's been a great honour to be included in the list which caps an amazing year for me personally and for British sport.

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