Football NewsBBC SportUnverified source· 25 Aug 2026
Fernandes and Shaw claim PFA player of the year honors
Manchester United's captain and Manchester City's striker are voted the best by their fellow professionals.
Bruno Fernandes
player
Award
PFA men's and women's player of the year
Winners
Bruno Fernandes and Khadija Shaw
Assists
Fernandes broke record with 21 in Premier League
Goals
Shaw scored 21 in WSL for third straight golden boot
What happened. Bruno Fernandes and Khadija Shaw were named PFA players of the year for men's and women's football respectively.
- Fernandes is first United winner since Wayne Rooney in 2010.
- Shaw wins for second time in three seasons.
- Nico O'Reilly and Olivia Smith took young player awards.
Both had earlier won FWA awards for the 2025-26 season.
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