{"id":5222,"date":"2026-05-07T07:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5222"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:03:45","slug":"this-is-why-the-womens-football-awards-mean-so-much-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5222","title":{"rendered":"This is why the Women&#8217;s Football Awards mean so much | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Player of the Year<\/h3>\n<p>Lauren Hemp (Manchester City)<br \/>Bunny Shaw (Manchester City)<br \/>Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City)<br \/>Jess Park (Manchester United)<br \/>Ella Toone (Manchester United)<br \/>Kiko Seike (Brighton &#038; Hove Albion)<br \/>Hannah Hampton (Chelsea)<br \/>Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa)<br \/>Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal)<br \/>Alessia Russo (Arsenal)<br \/>Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Young Player of the Year<\/h3>\n<p>T\u014dko Koga (Tottenham Hotspur)<br \/>Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City)<br \/>Michelle Agyemang (Brighton &#038; Hove Albion)<br \/>Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses)<br \/>Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea)<br \/>Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United)<br \/>Grace Clinton (Manchester City)<br \/>Aoba Fujino (Manchester City)<br \/>Nelly Las (Leicester City)<br \/>Ruby Mace (Everton)<br \/>Lenna Gunning-Williams (Tottenham Hotspur)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Player of the Year<\/h3>\n<p>Klara B\u00fchl (Bayern Munich)<br \/>Caroline Weir (Real Madrid)<br \/>Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)<br \/>Rom\u00e9e Leuchter (Paris Saint-Germain)<br \/>Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich)<br \/>Ewa Pajor (Barcelona)<br \/>Claudia Pina (Barcelona)<br \/>Melchie Dumornay (Lyon)<br \/>Tessa Wullaert (Inter Milan)<br \/>Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid)<br \/>Victoria Lopez (Barcelona)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Club of the Year<\/h3>\n<p>Manchester City<br \/>Wrexham<br \/>London City Lionesses<br \/>Manchester United<br \/>Chelsea<br \/>Glasgow City<br \/>Tottenham Hotspur<br \/>Arsenal<br \/>Charlton Athletic<br \/>Hearts<br \/>Brighton &#038; Hove Albion<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media Figure of the Year<\/h3>\n<p>Kelly Cates<br \/>Karen Carney MBE<br \/>Lianne Sanderson<br \/>Laura Woods<br \/>Reshmin Chowdhury<br \/>Alex Scott MBE<br \/>Mina Ibrahim<br \/>Suzanne Wrack<br \/>Katie Whyatt<br \/>Faye Carruthers<br \/>Mollie and Rosie Kmita<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Marketing Campaign<\/h3>\n<p>Sports Direct &#038; Fresh Base Productions \u2013 Legacy Starts Here<br \/>AXA \u2013 Keep On Kicking<br \/>Lidl \u2013 Never Stop Growing<br \/>Adidas &#038; Intersport \u2013 Make Football Their Game<br \/>Chelsea &#038; Here We Flo \u2013 We Don\u2019t Bleed Blue. 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