Guardian Footballer of the Year
Guardian Footballer of the Year Jenni Hermoso: glory, adversity and a cause that still burns
In the moment of her greatest triumph, Spain’s World Cup winner became the focal point of the battle against sexism and misogyny in football
The Guardian Footballer of the Year Virginia Torrecilla: ‘When people say I’m a fighter, it’s lovely’
The Atlético Madrid midfielder is back playing after cancer and being ‘sunk’ by an accident that left her mother in a wheelchair
The Guardian Footballer of the Year Simon Kjær: ‘Football has become secondary for me’
Denmark and Milan defender reflects on a year in which he helped to save Christian Eriksen’s life and reached a Euros semi-final
The Guardian Footballer of the Year Marcus Rashford: 'My mum is everything'
Marcus Rashford reflects on an extraordinary year where he improved the lives of millions of people – all, he tells David Hytner, inspired by his mother, Mel
Megan Rapinoe: ‘Everybody has a responsibility to make the world a better place’
The Guardian Footballer of the Year tells Suzanne Wrack about white privilege, feeling the wrath of Trump and what she makes of all the awards
The Guardian footballer of the year 2018: Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw
The University of Tennessee striker has overcome personal tragedy – she lost four brothers, three of them to gang-related violence – to guide Jamaica to the 2019 World Cup
The Guardian footballer of the year 2017: Juan Mata
The Manchester United midfielder’s Common Goal project, in which players and managers donate 1% of their salary to charity, makes him a worthy recipient
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The Guardian’s inaugural Footballer of the Year: Cagliari’s Fabio PisacaneThe Cagliari defender Fabio Pisacane is the Guardian’s inaugural Footballer of the Year for his determination to reach Serie A after suffering from Guillain-Barré syndrome at 14
