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The Advertiser
9 hours ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Mary Fowler shortlisted for PFA Player of the Year gong
Australian star Mary Fowler is on the six-person shortlist for the Professional Footballers' Association Women's Player of the Year award. Voted for by fellow professional players, Fowler was included, along with teammate Yui Hasegawa, following her most productive Women's Super League season to date for Manchester City. They are joined by Alessia Russo and Mariona Caldentey from European champions Arsenal, Erin Cuthbert from WSL champions Chelsea, and Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce. Also in the running for the PFA Young Player of the Year gong, 22-year-old Fowler picked up six goals and seven assists in the campaign, and her two goal involvements in four successive WSL matches set a competition record in February. Despite having her season cut short by injury in April, the Matildas star was the only City player to reach double figures in goals and assists in all competitions. Japan international midfielder Hasegawa - who won City's Player of the Season award - completed the most dribbles in the WSL across the campaign and was involved in more shot-ending sequences than any other player in her position. She also won possession more times than any other player in the top flight across the season. Russo scored eight times in Arsenal's European success and was joint top scorer in the WSL with 12 goals. Her teammate Caldentey managed nine goals and five assists in the WSL and added eight more in the Champions League. The winner will be announced at the PFA Awards ceremony in Manchester on August 19. Australian star Mary Fowler is on the six-person shortlist for the Professional Footballers' Association Women's Player of the Year award. Voted for by fellow professional players, Fowler was included, along with teammate Yui Hasegawa, following her most productive Women's Super League season to date for Manchester City. They are joined by Alessia Russo and Mariona Caldentey from European champions Arsenal, Erin Cuthbert from WSL champions Chelsea, and Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce. Also in the running for the PFA Young Player of the Year gong, 22-year-old Fowler picked up six goals and seven assists in the campaign, and her two goal involvements in four successive WSL matches set a competition record in February. Despite having her season cut short by injury in April, the Matildas star was the only City player to reach double figures in goals and assists in all competitions. Japan international midfielder Hasegawa - who won City's Player of the Season award - completed the most dribbles in the WSL across the campaign and was involved in more shot-ending sequences than any other player in her position. She also won possession more times than any other player in the top flight across the season. Russo scored eight times in Arsenal's European success and was joint top scorer in the WSL with 12 goals. Her teammate Caldentey managed nine goals and five assists in the WSL and added eight more in the Champions League. The winner will be announced at the PFA Awards ceremony in Manchester on August 19. Australian star Mary Fowler is on the six-person shortlist for the Professional Footballers' Association Women's Player of the Year award. Voted for by fellow professional players, Fowler was included, along with teammate Yui Hasegawa, following her most productive Women's Super League season to date for Manchester City. They are joined by Alessia Russo and Mariona Caldentey from European champions Arsenal, Erin Cuthbert from WSL champions Chelsea, and Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce. Also in the running for the PFA Young Player of the Year gong, 22-year-old Fowler picked up six goals and seven assists in the campaign, and her two goal involvements in four successive WSL matches set a competition record in February. Despite having her season cut short by injury in April, the Matildas star was the only City player to reach double figures in goals and assists in all competitions. Japan international midfielder Hasegawa - who won City's Player of the Season award - completed the most dribbles in the WSL across the campaign and was involved in more shot-ending sequences than any other player in her position. She also won possession more times than any other player in the top flight across the season. Russo scored eight times in Arsenal's European success and was joint top scorer in the WSL with 12 goals. Her teammate Caldentey managed nine goals and five assists in the WSL and added eight more in the Champions League. The winner will be announced at the PFA Awards ceremony in Manchester on August 19.
Perth Now
12 hours ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Mary Fowler shortlisted for PFA Player of the Year gong
Australian star Mary Fowler is on the six-person shortlist for the Professional Footballers' Association Women's Player of the Year award. Voted for by fellow professional players, Fowler was included, along with teammate Yui Hasegawa, following her most productive Women's Super League season to date for Manchester City. They are joined by Alessia Russo and Mariona Caldentey from European champions Arsenal, Erin Cuthbert from WSL champions Chelsea, and Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce. Also in the running for the PFA Young Player of the Year gong, 22-year-old Fowler picked up six goals and seven assists in the campaign, and her two goal involvements in four successive WSL matches set a competition record in February. Despite having her season cut short by injury in April, the Matildas star was the only City player to reach double figures in goals and assists in all competitions. Japan international midfielder Hasegawa - who won City's Player of the Season award - completed the most dribbles in the WSL across the campaign and was involved in more shot-ending sequences than any other player in her position. She also won possession more times than any other player in the top flight across the season. Russo scored eight times in Arsenal's European success and was joint top scorer in the WSL with 12 goals. Her teammate Caldentey managed nine goals and five assists in the WSL and added eight more in the Champions League. The winner will be announced at the PFA Awards ceremony in Manchester on August 19.
The Hindu
13 hours ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Mohamed Salah nominated for Player of the Year, Delap among nominees for Young Player of the Year
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, who played a vital role in Liverpool's Premier League title win, was among six players nominated for the Professional Footballers' Association Men's Player of the Year award on Friday. Earlier, Salah was voted Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association and could land the PFA crown too. This year's awards ceremony will be held in Manchester on August 19. Here are the players nominated for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) Cole Palmer (Chelsea) Declan Rice (Arsenal) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sheff Wed payment delays 'unacceptable'
The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) has said the delay in Sheffield Wednesday players and staff receiving their wages for May is "unacceptable". Payment had been due on 30 May and the club and owner Dejphon Chansiri have both been charged by the English Football League with multiple breaches relating to payment obligations and they have subsequently been placed under a registration embargo. Advertisement It is eight days since the Championship club commented on the issue, when they released a statement saying they "seek a resolution regarding outstanding salaries due for the month of May at the earliest possible opportunity". "Continued and ongoing delays to player and staff wages are unacceptable and need to be addressed without further delay," the PFA said in a statement. "Ultimately players and staff are like any other group of employees - they should be able to expect their wages to be paid on time and for the terms of their contracts to be met by their employers. "When that does not happen it has a significant impact on the professional and personal lives of players, staff, and their families. Advertisement "The uncertainty it causes is made worse when there appears to be a lack of clear communication regarding the reason these issues are occurring and when payments can be expected." This is the second time this year that the club has had a problem with payments, after March wages were paid on 7 April. BBC Radio Sheffield have requested an interview with Chansiri.
Scottish Sun
27-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Brit holiday warning as major destination BANS nicotine pouches – and visitors face ‘terrifying' six-figure fine & jail
With the new law, carrying a pouch in France is now legally more dangerous than carrying heroin BRITS heading to France have been warned they could face five years in jail and a £320,000 fine simply for carrying nicotine pouches under radical new laws. The crackdown, which kicked in on Monday, introduces the toughest nicotine pouch ban in Europe — and experts have branded it 'terrifying' and 'completely disproportionate'. Advertisement 4 Brits face jail in France for nicotine pouches under a tough new law Credit: Getty 4 Tourists risk getting a £320,000 fine and five years in prison for carrying pouches Credit: Getty Richard Crosby, UK director of the campaign group Considerate Pouchers, slammed the penalties, warning thousands of British tourists could now be treated like drug traffickers. He said: 'How can carrying a nicotine pouch be worse than carrying heroin and result in going to prison — let alone for five years?' Crosby added: 'The penalties being proposed by French authorities are terrifying, completely disproportionate and make no sense.' He warned the move would turn well-meaning holidaymakers into criminals overnight and hand French police an 'impossible task' of enforcement. Advertisement 'The messaging for people using pouches instead of cigarettes in France — other than they are considered criminals — seems to be the government would prefer it if you smoked,' he said. 'It is a huge, backwards step.' The hardline law — which now makes France the strictest country in Europe for pouch control — arrives just days before the UK bans disposable vapes on June 1, a move expected to push more Brits toward pouches as a smoke-free alternative. Already, around 530,000 Brits use nicotine pouches — double the number in 2020 — and many could now be unknowingly breaking the law in France, the second most popular holiday spot after Spain. Advertisement The harshest penalties in France previously applied to possession of drugs like heroin and cocaine, which carry a maximum one-year jail term and £3,200 fine — a fraction of the punishment now facing pouch users. Disposable vapes will be banned across UK by next summer to stop Britain's kids from getting hooked The new ban is also likely to cause a stir in the sports world, where pouch use is widespread among elite athletes. A Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) study found one in five male pros use nicotine pouches to boost focus and performance. Premier League players travelling to France for Champions League fixtures will now be breaking the law if they pack pouches — along with rugby stars, runners and cyclists competing in French events like the Tour de France and the French Open, which began Sunday. Advertisement Critics say the ban will also fuel a black market, penalise harm reduction, and catch tourists out. Crosby added: 'The ban would turn ordinary Brits into lawbreakers… and leave French police with an impossible task of enforcement due to the high number of British tourists using pouches.' Despite the backlash, French officials moved ahead after notifying the European Commission in February. As no objections were raised within three months, the policies kicked in on May 26. Advertisement The ban prohibits the production, possession, import, export, sale and use of oral nicotine products — which the French Public Health Code now categorises as 'venomous substances'. The French government justified the law by citing the 'attractiveness, harmfulness, dependence and method of use' of pouches and insisted the blanket ban was 'justified in order to achieve the objective of preserving public health'. But the French Council of State itself branded the legislation 'disproportionate'. 4 The ban could catch out 13 million Brits who visit France each year Credit: Getty Advertisement 4 Experts slammed French pouch penalties as 'terrifying and disproportionate' Credit: Getty Other EU countries like Germany, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg have imposed restrictions on pouches — but none have criminalised personal use with such severe penalties. Back in the UK, pouches will soon be restricted to over-18s under the upcoming Tobacco and Vapes Bill, now moving through the House of Lords. Small businesses have warned parts of the bill — especially advertising bans on nicotine replacement products — could backfire, harming sales and potentially increasing smoking rates and illicit trade. Advertisement While nicotine pouches remain controversial, evidence suggests they are among the safest nicotine products available. The 2022 Murkett scale gave cigarettes a maximum health risk score of 100, cigars 40.4 and vapes 2.7 — but rated pouches just 0.1, nearly negligible. Sweden has already achieved 'smoke-free' status by embracing alternatives like pouches, which harm reduction advocates say should be part of the solution — not banned outright. Recent UK research found one million smokers a year try quitting using ineffective methods like willpower and patches — while vaping and pouches offer more success. Advertisement Yet under France's new rules, carrying a pouch is now legally more dangerous than carrying heroin.
