Daley, who represented his country 143 times during a 25-year career, appearing in nine European Championships and nine World Cup tournaments in the B2/B3 category, was given the honour in recognition of his services to Para-football.

The B2/B3 category of futsal is for individuals who are blind or partially sighted.

Daley's captaincy started at the age of 21 and speaking when he retired earlier this year Daley said: "At the age of 43 I now feel it is time to hand the game over to the next generation as I have left the game and the squad in a better place than when I found it in 1995."

The 43-year-old's final match was in December 2019 when he captained his country in that year's Partially Sighted Football World Championship.

Ukraine won the event.

Alongside competing in partially-sighted futsal and football, Daley worked at Preston City Council.

He went on to work as deputy head of the council's parks and street scene, a role he intended to continue upon announcing his retirement from futsal.

The Queen's Birthday Honours are traditionally published in June, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked for the publication of this year's list to be delayed in order to allow it to recognise the efforts of individuals during the first few months of the coronavirus pandemic.