Declan Rice and Alessia Russo win player of year awards
Sophie Downey recognised in writer of the year category
The Guardian has won a double of podcast awards at the Football Supporters’ Association Awards, with Football Weekly and Women’s Football Weekly both taking honours at a ceremony in London.
The FSA Awards, in their 15th year, are decided by supporters, with hundreds of thousands of votes coming in each year. Women’s Football Weekly – hosted by Faye Carruthers alongside football writer Suzanne Wrack – won the first award of the night: women’s football media of the year, from a list described as “six of the best outlets providing fans in the women’s game with outstanding work”.
Later, Football Weekly, whose streak of three successive victories in the podcast of the year category was broken by Football Ramble in 2024, regained its crown from a list deemed “the best around for essential football audio”. After the announcement, Football Weekly host Max Rushden joked on X: “All is well with the world again.”
