Football Writers' Association

The FWA represents the interests of over 800 football journalists in England, liaising with clubs and governing bodies to improve working facilities and access. Our members enjoy numerous social functions and have voted for the Footballer of the Year since 1947.

Terry Venables, by Alex Montgomery

November 27, 2023

Former FWA Chairman Alex Montgomery knew Terry Venables better than most. Here is his personal tribute...

Terry Venables: 1943-2023

November 26, 2023

TERRY VENABLES, ONE OF ENGLAND’S GREATEST MANAGERS, HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 80 Tributes poured...

Successful Northern Managers Awards night

November 6, 2023

By Paul Hetherington THE football pyramid from the Premier League to the National League was honoured...

Sir Bobby Charlton 1937-2023

October 21, 2023

Our tribute to the great man, who has passed away, by former FWA Chair Paul Hetherington...

Northern Managers Awards dinner – Nov 5

October 13, 2023

Pep Guardiola, Erik ten Hag and seven other trophy-winners to be honoured in Manchester ONE of...

Danny’s legacy – The Fullbrook Fund

August 4, 2023

FULHAM FANS LAUNCH THE FULLBROOK FUND Fulham fans have come together to launch a fund to...

The Trevor Francis I knew – from boy to man, by Gary Newbon

July 27, 2023

Broadcaster Gary Newbon, the first FWA member to interview Trevor Francis when the wonderkid was only...

Pride and the Women’s World Cup

June 27, 2023

For the third year running, the FWA and Sports Media LGBT+ have linked up to produce...

Footballer Of the Year dinner – 75th anniversary edition

May 26, 2023

Annual awards night was a huge success with winners from past and present honoured The 75th...

Rob Draper is FedEx European Football Writer of the Year

May 26, 2023

Mail on Sunday writer is inaugural winner of the award for his coverage of the events...

FWA STUDENT FOOTBALL WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARDS WINNERS

May 18, 2023

Congratulations to Lara Alsaid, Morgan Ofori and Dom Smith who are our three winners of the...

Footballer of the Year awards – Erling Haaland and Sam Kerr are this year’s winners.

May 12, 2023

Congratulations to Erling Haaland and Sam Kerr for becoming our Footballer of the Year and Women’s...

Tweets by theofficialfwa

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Thanks @carriebrowntv for an incredible three year

Thanks @carriebrowntv for an incredible three years as Chair of the FWA - you've done a wonderful job 👏👏👏

Congratulations @johncrossmirror on becoming Chair

Congratulations @johncrossmirror on becoming Chair of the FWA. 👏👏👏
https://footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/john-cross-becomes-fwa-chair/

The FWA would like to extend its sincere condolenc

The FWA would like to extend its sincere condolences to the King and Queen Consort and the entire Royal Family, for their deep personal loss. We join the nation in mourning our remarkable sovereign and also in celebrating her life.

The FWA also has a developmental role on its judgi

The FWA also has a developmental role on its judging panel for the Football Book of the Year, and in return can offer a mentorship scheme and payment of the living wage for time spent on this project. Contact @paulmaccamedia to apply.

The FWA Books Committee is looking for volunteers

The FWA Books Committee is looking for volunteers to increase the number and diversity of its judging panel for the Football book of the Year. Apply via @paulmaccamedia

Danny Fullbrook’s family and friends, along with

Danny Fullbrook’s family and friends, along with The Fulham Supporters’Trust, are celebrating the life of our former colleague ‘Fearless’ on the 10th anniversary of his untimely death this Saturday (25th) at Craven Cottage. Details on the FWA website

A reminder that tonight's live discussion about th

A reminder that tonight's live discussion about the repercussions of the Jake Daneils' story, with @sportsmedialgbt and others, starts at 6.30. You can watch live on the Football v Homophobia facebook page or sign up to Zoom via https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i13J0gKvSKehYsEAx5Zevg

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Proud to partner @sportsmedialgbt and Football v H

Proud to partner @sportsmedialgbt and Football v Homophobia in hosting this discussion in the light of the Jake Daniels story. Live on Zoom next Monday from 6.30

The FWA is the authentic voice of football journal

The FWA is the authentic voice of football journalism, and we want everyone to feel they can be their authentic self. This #PrideMonth, with our partners @SportsMediaLGBT, we reaffirm our commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion in our industry and throughout the game. Happy Pride!

Great to have both of our Footballers of the Year

Great to have both of our Footballers of the Year @samanthakerr20 and @mosalah in the room with us as we returned to the Landmark London for the first time in 3 years.
A truly special night ⚽️ #FOTY22

Congratulations @mosalah for winning the Footballe

Congratulations @mosalah for winning the Footballer of the Year award for the second time. Great to have you with us last night. #foty22

Mohamed Salah collects his FWA Footballer of the Y

Mohamed Salah collects his FWA Footballer of the Year award and says he’s out for revenge against Real Madrid 👑

Congratulations to the authors shortlisted for the

Congratulations to the authors shortlisted for the Football Book of the Year, announced today. Details here: footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/foot…
#ReadingForSport

BREAKING - Mohammed Salah and Sam Kerr have been v

BREAKING - Mohammed Salah and Sam Kerr have been voted Footballer of the Year and Women's Footballer of the Year in a poll of FWA members. Congratulations to @mosalah and @samanthakerr20 - well deserved winners! 👏👏👏 #FOTY22

The Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year awards ha

The Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year awards have revealed the Long List of 14 titles in the Football Book of the Year section, as chosen by the FWA’s book committee, chaired by Philippe Auclaire. Our congratulations go to all the successful authors.

The 14 titles are:

· From Football To Soccer – The early history of the beautiful game in the USA (Brian D. Bunk/University of Illinois Press)

· FA Cup 150 (Phil Annetts/FACupFactfile, self-published)

· Barça – The inside story of the world’s greatest football club (Simon Kuper/Short Books)

· The Dream Factory – inside the make-or-break world of footballing academies (Ryan Baldi/Polaris)

· The Immortals (Arrigo Sacchi/Backpage)

· West Midlands Turf Wars (Steve Tongue/Pitch)

· Thou Shalt Not Pass – The Anatomy of Football’s Centre-half (Leo Moynihan/Bloomsbury)

· The Miracle 04 – The football team that shocked the world (Vasilis Sambrakos/Pitch)

· Bill Edgar’s Quirky Football Quiz Book (Bill Edgar/Robinson)

· George Best – True Genius (Wayne Barton/Reach Sport)

· Maradona – The Boy, the rebel, the God (Guillem Balague/Weidenfeld & Nicholson)

· My 70 Years Of Spurs – A long walk down White Hart Lane (Norman Giller/Pitch)

· The Greatest Show On Earth – the inside story of the 1970 World Cup (Andrew Downie/Arena)

· This Is How It Feels – An English football miracle (Mike Keegan/Reach Sport)

The judges will announce a short list of six titles in early May, with the winners revealed at the prize-giving ceremony at The Oval on May 26.

On International Women's Day we are encouraging fe

On International Women's Day we are encouraging female football writers to enter this year's Student Football Writing awards. Details here: https://twitter.com/theofficialfwa/status/1501166863191056386?s=20&t=aGTu2teZhISeC4pGMs1RYQ #iwd2022

Back in the room! Good to return to Ramside Hall

Back in the room! Good to return to Ramside Hall for the North East FWA awards. Always a great night.

Congratulations to Pep Guardiola, who was honoured

Congratulations to Pep Guardiola, who was honoured at the FWA Northern Managers Awards tonight for leading Manchester City to the Premier League title last May. Pep sent a pre-recorded video message and says City will win "another 251 titles" so he can win the award next year! 😁 Thanks to our title sponsors William Hill for supporting the event, held in Manchester.

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Terry Venables, by Alex Montgomery

November 27, 2023

Former FWA Chairman Alex Montgomery knew Terry Venables better than most. Here is his personal tribute...

Terry Venables: 1943-2023

November 26, 2023

TERRY VENABLES, ONE OF ENGLAND’S GREATEST MANAGERS, HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 80 Tributes poured...

Successful Northern Managers Awards night

November 6, 2023

By Paul Hetherington THE football pyramid from the Premier League to the National League was honoured...

Sir Bobby Charlton 1937-2023

October 21, 2023

Our tribute to the great man, who has passed away, by former FWA Chair Paul Hetherington...

Northern Managers Awards dinner – Nov 5

October 13, 2023

Pep Guardiola, Erik ten Hag and seven other trophy-winners to be honoured in Manchester ONE of...

Tweets by theofficialfwa

fwaofficial

Thanks @carriebrowntv for an incredible three year

Thanks @carriebrowntv for an incredible three years as Chair of the FWA - you've done a wonderful job 👏👏👏

Congratulations @johncrossmirror on becoming Chair

Congratulations @johncrossmirror on becoming Chair of the FWA. 👏👏👏
https://footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/john-cross-becomes-fwa-chair/

The FWA would like to extend its sincere condolenc

The FWA would like to extend its sincere condolences to the King and Queen Consort and the entire Royal Family, for their deep personal loss. We join the nation in mourning our remarkable sovereign and also in celebrating her life.

The FWA also has a developmental role on its judgi

The FWA also has a developmental role on its judging panel for the Football Book of the Year, and in return can offer a mentorship scheme and payment of the living wage for time spent on this project. Contact @paulmaccamedia to apply.

The FWA Books Committee is looking for volunteers

The FWA Books Committee is looking for volunteers to increase the number and diversity of its judging panel for the Football book of the Year. Apply via @paulmaccamedia

Danny Fullbrook’s family and friends, along with

Danny Fullbrook’s family and friends, along with The Fulham Supporters’Trust, are celebrating the life of our former colleague ‘Fearless’ on the 10th anniversary of his untimely death this Saturday (25th) at Craven Cottage. Details on the FWA website

A reminder that tonight's live discussion about th

A reminder that tonight's live discussion about the repercussions of the Jake Daneils' story, with @sportsmedialgbt and others, starts at 6.30. You can watch live on the Football v Homophobia facebook page or sign up to Zoom via https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i13J0gKvSKehYsEAx5Zevg

Instagram post 17961543640691463

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Proud to partner @sportsmedialgbt and Football v H

Proud to partner @sportsmedialgbt and Football v Homophobia in hosting this discussion in the light of the Jake Daniels story. Live on Zoom next Monday from 6.30

The FWA is the authentic voice of football journal

The FWA is the authentic voice of football journalism, and we want everyone to feel they can be their authentic self. This #PrideMonth, with our partners @SportsMediaLGBT, we reaffirm our commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion in our industry and throughout the game. Happy Pride!

Great to have both of our Footballers of the Year

Great to have both of our Footballers of the Year @samanthakerr20 and @mosalah in the room with us as we returned to the Landmark London for the first time in 3 years.
A truly special night ⚽️ #FOTY22

Congratulations @mosalah for winning the Footballe

Congratulations @mosalah for winning the Footballer of the Year award for the second time. Great to have you with us last night. #foty22

Mohamed Salah collects his FWA Footballer of the Y

Mohamed Salah collects his FWA Footballer of the Year award and says he’s out for revenge against Real Madrid 👑

Congratulations to the authors shortlisted for the

Congratulations to the authors shortlisted for the Football Book of the Year, announced today. Details here: footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/foot…
#ReadingForSport

BREAKING - Mohammed Salah and Sam Kerr have been v

BREAKING - Mohammed Salah and Sam Kerr have been voted Footballer of the Year and Women's Footballer of the Year in a poll of FWA members. Congratulations to @mosalah and @samanthakerr20 - well deserved winners! 👏👏👏 #FOTY22

The Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year awards ha

The Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year awards have revealed the Long List of 14 titles in the Football Book of the Year section, as chosen by the FWA’s book committee, chaired by Philippe Auclaire. Our congratulations go to all the successful authors.

The 14 titles are:

· From Football To Soccer – The early history of the beautiful game in the USA (Brian D. Bunk/University of Illinois Press)

· FA Cup 150 (Phil Annetts/FACupFactfile, self-published)

· Barça – The inside story of the world’s greatest football club (Simon Kuper/Short Books)

· The Dream Factory – inside the make-or-break world of footballing academies (Ryan Baldi/Polaris)

· The Immortals (Arrigo Sacchi/Backpage)

· West Midlands Turf Wars (Steve Tongue/Pitch)

· Thou Shalt Not Pass – The Anatomy of Football’s Centre-half (Leo Moynihan/Bloomsbury)

· The Miracle 04 – The football team that shocked the world (Vasilis Sambrakos/Pitch)

· Bill Edgar’s Quirky Football Quiz Book (Bill Edgar/Robinson)

· George Best – True Genius (Wayne Barton/Reach Sport)

· Maradona – The Boy, the rebel, the God (Guillem Balague/Weidenfeld & Nicholson)

· My 70 Years Of Spurs – A long walk down White Hart Lane (Norman Giller/Pitch)

· The Greatest Show On Earth – the inside story of the 1970 World Cup (Andrew Downie/Arena)

· This Is How It Feels – An English football miracle (Mike Keegan/Reach Sport)

The judges will announce a short list of six titles in early May, with the winners revealed at the prize-giving ceremony at The Oval on May 26.

On International Women's Day we are encouraging fe

On International Women's Day we are encouraging female football writers to enter this year's Student Football Writing awards. Details here: https://twitter.com/theofficialfwa/status/1501166863191056386?s=20&t=aGTu2teZhISeC4pGMs1RYQ #iwd2022

Back in the room! Good to return to Ramside Hall

Back in the room! Good to return to Ramside Hall for the North East FWA awards. Always a great night.

Congratulations to Pep Guardiola, who was honoured

Congratulations to Pep Guardiola, who was honoured at the FWA Northern Managers Awards tonight for leading Manchester City to the Premier League title last May. Pep sent a pre-recorded video message and says City will win "another 251 titles" so he can win the award next year! 😁 Thanks to our title sponsors William Hill for supporting the event, held in Manchester.

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