Bruno Fernandes: How Man Utd Captain Won FWA Award and Got to Brink of Record - and What Comes Next?
Fernandes won by 28 votes and became the first Manchester United player to take the prize since Wayne Rooney in 2010.
- Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes won the Football Writers Association Men's Footballer of the Year award, securing 45% of the vote and finishing 28 votes ahead of Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice.
- Fernandes becomes the first male United player to win since Wayne Rooney in 2009/10, having recorded 19 assists in 32 Premier League games this season and nearing an all-time league record.
- Performance levels for the midfielder surged after Michael Carrick replaced Ruben Amorim in January, proving pivotal in the Red Devils securing UEFA Champions League qualification.
- Manchester City forward Khadija Bunny Shaw claimed the women's player of the year award after scoring 19 goals in 21 WSL games for the title winners.
- With 12 months remaining on his contract and a £56 million release clause available to foreign clubs, Fernandes continues seeking trophies beyond his League Cup and FA Cup wins.
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Bruno Fernandes: How Man Utd captain won FWA award and got to brink of record - and what comes next?
No Premier League medal, no Champions League title, but Bruno Fernandes has won other trophies and many accolades, and the FWA footballer of the year is on the brink of setting a record.
Bruno Fernandes and ‘Bunny’ Shaw win soccer writers’ awards in England
LONDON (AP) — Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was voted as footballer of the year in England by soccer writers, while Manchester City striker Khadija “Bunny” Shaw won the women's award for a second time on Friday.
Bruno Fernandes and 'Bunny' Shaw win soccer writers' awards in England
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has been voted as footballer of the year in England by soccer writers while Manchester City striker Khadija "Bunny" Shaw has won the women's award for a second time.
Bruno Fernandes beats Declan Rice to win Football Writers’...
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes has been crowned the 2025/26 Player of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association. Fernandes wins the award ahead of Declan Rice by 28 votes, with Erling Haaland voted in third place. He is the first Man United player to win the award in 16 years, since Wayne Rooney in 2010, and the ninth overall. The Football Writers’ Association is an umbrella body for all football journalists in the country, and the awar…
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