Manchester City and England forward Nikita Parris named FWA Women’s Footballer of the Year

Manchester City and England forward Nikita Parris named FWA Women’s Footballer of the Year
Manchester City and England forward Nikita Parris has become the second winner of the FWA Women’s Footballer of the Year award.Parris, 25, has helped City to second place in the Women’s Super League and to the FA Cup final, which takes place this Saturday against West Ham.1

Parris sits second in the WSL scoring charts, behind Arsenal’s Vivianne Miedema

Fran Kirby, the Chelsea forward, was the inaugural winner of the Women’s Football of the Year award for her performances last season.Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema came second in the vote, with Parris’ Man City team-mate Steph Houghton ranking third. Manchester City also claimed success in the men’s award with Raheem Sterling, the England forward, beating Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk to the accolade.As well as being a key man in Pep Guardiola’s side as they battle with Liverpool for the Premier League title, Sterling has also received praised for the strong stance he has taken against racism in the game, having himself been subjected to abuse.Sterling has scored 29 goals for club and country, including a hat-trick for England in the opening Euro 2020 qualifier against the Czech Republic at Wembley, while also helping Gareth Southgate’s side reach this summer’s Nations League Finals.

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It was Sterling who converted the decisive spot-kick as City beat Chelsea on penalties to win the Carabao Cup final in February – and he could also yet end up with an FA Cup winners’ medal.Sterling will be presented with the Footballer of the Year trophy, which has been awarded since 1948, at the Landmark Hotel in London on May 9, when Parris will also collect her accolade.

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