Rejected petition Bobby Moore; Please award our National icon and hero a posthumous Knighthood

Simply I know this should have happened and i really cannot understand why not. The Nation and all political parties i feel should please support?

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The FA and West Ham Utd did not support their greatest captain and now is time to put things right - please every supporter of sport and our country sign. i equally ask as fellow Brits in Wales, Scotland and NI to join in.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about honours or appointments.

We can't accept your petition because it asks for someone to be nominated for an honour.

Members of the public can nominate people for honours directly. You can find out how to nominate someone for an honour here:

https://www.gov.uk/honours

However, at the moment it is not possible for honours to be awarded posthumously.

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Date submitted 24 May 2016
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