The Women’s Football Awards brings together the biggest names from the women’s game
The countdown is on for the biggest awards night in the women’s football calendar.
The Women’s Football Awards will be held on 30 May, with stars including Mary Earps, Sam Kerr and Lauren James shortlisted for awards.
Jamie Carragher and Eni Aluko return to host the flagship event, which sees some of the biggest names in women’s football recognised for outstanding achievements after a monumental year for women’s football.
Global online fashion, beauty and lifestyle retailer SHEIN has today been announced as the 2024 headline partner, after supporting the inaugural ceremony in 2023.
Metro will be media partner for the awards for the second year, with former Lioness Eni Aluko and football legend and Sky Sports presenter Jamie Carragher as hosts for the ceremony.
Spain’s Aitana Bonmati and England’s Mary Earps are both in the running for the World Cup Hero Award (Picture: REUTERS)
‘The renewed partnership with the Women’s Football Awards underlines our commitment to celebrating the achievements of women and girls in the UK and beyond,’ said Cui He, Head of Europe at SHEIN.
‘This ceremony will be a true celebration of inspiring people and organisations and highlights the amazing contributions of those in the fastest-growing sport in the world. The Women’s Football Awards is a truly unique event and we are incredibly excited to have continued our partnership for 2024.’
The Women’s Football Awards brings together the biggest personalities from the women’s game for a major celebration of the sport and all of those contributing to its success. The ceremony recognises grassroots greatness as well as national and international superstars.
Award categories include Player of the Year, International Football Player of the Year, Club of the Year, Grassroots Initiative of the Year, Lifetime Achievement as well as a series of accolades for people and brands working behind the scenes to expand the reach of women’s football. The public were invited to vote on a shortlist, in full at the bottom of this article, ahead of the May 30 ceremony.
Arsenal star Alessia Russo, winner of the 2023 Player of the Year Award, shared herhope for who would scoop the same prize this year.
‘I would say Bunny Shaw’, she told Metro. ‘I think she’s had an amazing season, she’s been on super high form. If I was giving out the award, I’d give it to her.’
Eni Aluko, who made 102 appearances for the England national team and is now a leading women’s football broadcaster, will also return to co-host the ceremony.
She said: ‘It is fantastic to have SHEIN returning as the headline partner for the 2024 Women’s Football Awards and further demonstrating their support for the remarkable successes of women and girls in football.
Caroline Thomas (second left) is awarded the Metro/Daily Mail Sport Choice Award at the inaugural Women’s Football Awards (Picture: PA)
‘The support of SHEIN helps make the Women’s Football Awards a phenomenal event and we’re delighted to have them back.’
Meanwhile, SHEIN will be dressing football stars and grassroots female footballers for the high-profile event, including awards host Eni Aluko.
SHEIN is also partnering with Women In Football to provide support for grassroots women’s football teams in the UK as part of the partnership with the 2024 Women’s Football Awards.
Guests at the 2023 ceremony included Alessa Russo, Missy Bo Kearns and Lauren James. Premier League stars Harry Kane and Declan Rice were also involved in the celebrations.
Former England captain Carol Thomas was awarded a special recognition award from the Daily Mail and Metro, while broadcaster Karen Carney MBE won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Full 2024 Women’s Football Awards shortlist:
Player of the Year sponsored by Snapdragon
Mary Earps (Manchester United)
Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
Lauren James (Chelsea)
Katie McCabe (Arsenal)
Millie Bright (Chelsea)
Frida Maanum (Arsenal)
Jess Carter (Chelsea)
Nikita Parris (Manchester United)
Bunny Shaw (Manchester City)
Guro Reiten (Chelsea)
International Football Player of the Year sponsored by Linklaters
Lucy Bronze (Barcelona)
Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich)
Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona)
Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona)
Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona)
Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg)
Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Ewa Pajor (Wolfsburg)
Jenni Hermoso (Tigres)
Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon)
Young Football Player of the Year sponsored by Nutriburst
Khiara Keating (Manchester City)
Grace Clinton (Manchester United)
Laura Blindkilde-Brown (Aston Villa)
Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea)
Kyra Cooney-Cross (Arsenal)
Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United)
Mary Fowler (Manchester City)
Jessica Naz (Tottenham Hotspur)
Naomi Layzell (Bristol City)
Elisabeth Terland (Brighton and Hove Albion)
Manager or Coach of the Year
Emma Hayes (Chelsea)
Sarina Wiegman (England)
Darren Carter (Birmingham)
Marc Skinner (Manchester United)
Leanne Ross (Glasgow City)
Matt Beard (Liverpool)
Steven Dale (Wrexham)
Jonas Eidevall (Arsenal)
Jo Potter (Rangers)
Gareth Taylor (Manchester City)
2023 World Cup Hero of the Year sponsored by Visa
Mary Earps (England)
Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden)
Aitana Bonmati (Spain)
Linda Caicedo (Colombia)
Lauren Hemp (England)
Olga Carmona (Spain)
Jill Roord (Holland)
Millie Bright (England)
Steph Catley (Australia)
Yui Hasegawa (Japan)
Grassroots Initiative of the Year sponsored by FootballCo
Kick On with Starling Bank
UEFA Playmakers inspired by Disney
Weymouth Women
McDonald’s Fun Football Programme
Scottish Power Youth Challenge Cup
MSB Woolton FC
Chelsea Foundation Nothing Stops Us Festival
Fulham FC Sister Club Programme
Keira Walsh Rochdale Girls Development Centre
Beyond the Ball
Best Club of the Year
Arsenal
Liverpool
Chelsea
Manchester United
Southampton
Wrexham
Manchester City
Lewes Women
Brighton & Hove Albion
Tottenham Hotspur
Brand of the Year
Puma
Starling Bank
Three Mobile
Coca-Cola
eToro
Scottish Power
Adidas
Barclays
Xero
Unilever
Women’s Football Champion of the Year sponsored by Panini
Natasha Dowie
Vic Akers
Alex Scott
Yvonne Harrison
Barbara Charone
Rachel Yankey
Fara Williams
Jacqui Oatley
Michele Kang
Dame Sarai Bareman
Women’s Football Broadcaster or Journalist of the Year sponsored by RW Invest
Rachel Brown-Finnis
Lucy Ward
Laura Woods
Kate Abdo
Charlotte Harpur
Alex Scott
Reshmin Chowdhury
Emma Jones
Lianne Sanderson
Sirayah Shiraz
Off the Pitch Award sponsored by Standard Chartered
Laura McAllister
Ellie Cross
Katie Gritt
Donna-Maria Cullen
Fran Kirby
Nikki Doucet
Lola Ogunbote
Rida Mohammad
Leigh Nicol
Dawn Airey
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Award sponsored by Premier League
Her Game Too
Sky Sports + Women in Football
Arnold Clark
Barclays Community Football Fund
Everton – Equality Shirt
Arsenal – South Asian Pathway
eToro + West Ham United
Standard Chartered + Liverpool FC
Tottenham Hotspur – Girls Elite Programme
Hyundai – Goal of the Century
Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Xero
Cadbury
Euronics
Sports Direct
McDonald’s
Evelyn Partners
Premier League
Relo Metrics
Mills & Reeve
Moore Kingston Smith
Best Breakthrough Business
Sedulo
Lawrence Stephens Sports Team
Scottish Power
Rept Sports
Livescore
Livida Sport Ltd
Skoda
Gravity Media
Il Makiage
Joie
Marketing Campaign of the Year sponsored by BioWaveGo
Panini
Johnnie Walker
Pepsi Max
Visa
Asahi
Google + Megan Rapinoe
Barclays
Sure
Sky Sports
Gillette
Football Business of the Year
Tongue Tied Management
Match Fit Sports
TNT Sport
Wasserman
Triple S Sport
A&V Sports Group
Arete
EA Sports
CAA Sports
Entain
Best Social Media Campaign
Adobe (Women’s FA Cup)
Bluebella (Strong is Beautiful)
FIFA (Women’s World Cup)
Unilever + TikTok
Cisco (Helping Women Kick Goals)
Google + The Athletic (My Game in my Words)
Lionesses (The FA)
Adidas (Play Until They Can’t Look Away)
Heineken Social Swap
Burnley Football Club
Best Fan Engagement Award sponsored by TikTok
Manchester United
WSL Collective
Transport for London (Lioness Line)
Just Eat (The Queen’s Header)
GirlsOnTheBall
Expedia + Liverpool FC
Hyundai + Common Goal
Versus + Glamour UK
Brighton & Hove Albion (American Express)
EA Sports (EA FC 24 Women)
Game Changer Award
Rebecca Welch
Natalie Portman
Jill Scott
Debbie Hewitt
Rafaela Pimenta
Nouhaila Benzina
Kelly Simmons
Hannah Dingley
Victoire Cogevina Reynal
Gillian Coulthard
Football Business Trailblazer
Christina Taylor
Anna Deignan
Sharon Brittain
Paul Barber
Georgie Hodge
Karren Brady
Susan Whelan
Catherine Forshaw
Preeti Shetty
Zarah Al-Kudcy
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