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  "textContent": "Jamie Carragher is back to host the ceremony alongside Gabby Logan (Picture: Getty)\n\nJamie Carragher and Toni Duggan have hailed the continued growth of the Women’s Football Awards ahead of the fourth edition in London tonight.\n\nLaunched in 2022 in partnership with _Metro,_ it has quickly become a major and influential awards event for women’s football across Britain and Europe\n\nAnd the flagship event will once again celebrate the game’s brightest stars, trailblazers and game-changers – both on and off the pitch – in a star-studded event featuring many of the biggest names in the sport.\n\nFormer Liverpool defender Carragher will return to co-host the night for a fourth successive year, and is delighted to see how rapidly the awards have grown.\n\n‘This night has just continued to flourished, hasn’t it,’ he told **Metro** ahead this year’s awards.\n\n‘Over the last decade or so, women’s football feels like it’s getting bigger and bigger each year, and it’s been great to play my part with this night.\n\n‘Once I got involved with it, I enjoyed it, and kept doing it. And as with the women’s game, each year the awards are growing and getting bigger and better.’\n\n##  Get personalised football updates every day\n\nSign up to our daily football newsletter and choose your team to get the latest news, rumours and more about your favourite team.\n\nAlessia Russo won Player of the Year at the 2025 Women’s Football Awards (Picture: Getty)\n\nThe rapid growth of the WSL in recent years means players from six different countries have been shortlisted for the two main awards.\n\nAnd Carragher believes that ‘internation flavour’ will only help the league become the standout product in women’s domestic football.\n\n‘It’s similar to the men’s Premier League – you want the best of everything,’ he added. ‘You want the best players in the world, the best managers but also a pathway for young English players and obviously young English girls as well.\n\n‘So it’s always about striking that right balance between the two. I don’t think you can probably ever get that perfect with lots of people’s eyes because we’re all probably want slightly different things.\n\nFormer England footballer Toni Duggan is an ambassador for the Women’s Football Awards (Picture: Getty)\n\n‘But I think you do have to have that international favour in a league. We’ve seen the strength of the Premier League and that definitely only helps the WSL.’\n\nHeadlining the shortlist for the standout individual honour is Bunny Shaw, who has enjoyed another prolific season in front of goal for Manchester City.\n\nThe Jamaica international won Player of the Year back in 2024, and former Lionesses star Duggan, an ambassador for the Women’s Football Awards, would not be surprised to see the 29-year-old claim it again tonight.\n\n‘She’s been absolutely incredible,’ Duggan told **Metro.** ‘I love Bunny as a player. I met with her recently for an interview, and even off the pitch, I think her enthusiasm and her ability to want to achieve more is so impressive.\n\nBunny Shaw is the favourite to take home the main award (Picture: Getty)\n\n‘She’s had so much success as well due to the players around her, and I think she would say that herself. Her and Viv [Miedema] staying fit has helped Man City so much, and when you add in the likes of Lauren Hemp supplying her to get those goals.\n\n‘I think City as a whole have had a fantastic season but Bunny is just unstoppable when she gets them oportunities If she wins, it wouldn’t be a surprise to me. She’d definitely have my vote.’\n\nThursday’s event will also look to celebrate the important figures and organisations that work behind the scenes to help drive the sport forward, which reprsents a vital part of the awards for Duggan.\n\n‘I think that’s what makes me the most proud with these awards,’ she added. ‘I came through in a generation where we actually had a lot of success compared to those who came before us when the game wasn’t professional, when there weren’t the opportunities that I have.\n\n‘So it’s kind of to thank those people, to recognise those people, to also recognise the people behind the scenes that people aren’t too familiar with.\n\n‘Because there’s people putting in so much effort behind the scenes in women’s football, whether it be brands, whether it be partnerships, kit men, people in the canteen.\n\n‘There are so many trailblazers that need to deserve to be recognised. So the Women’s Football Awards brings that opportunity to recognise these people, and not just the footballers on the pitch.’\n\n##  SHEIN Women’s Football Awards shortlist\n\n### Player of the Year\n\nLauren Hemp (Manchester City)\nBunny Shaw (Manchester City)\nKerstin Casparij (Manchester City)\nJess Park (Manchester United)\nElla Toone (Manchester United)\nKiko Seike (Brighton & Hove Albion)\nHannah Hampton (Chelsea)\nKirsty Hanson (Aston Villa)\nMariona Caldentey (Arsenal)\nAlessia Russo (Arsenal)\nVivianne Miedema (Manchester City)\n\n### Young Player of the Year\n\nTōko Koga (Tottenham Hotspur)\nLaura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City)\nMichelle Agyemang (Brighton & Hove Albion)\nFreya Godfrey (London City Lionesses)\nAlyssa Thompson (Chelsea)\nMaya Le Tissier (Manchester United)\nGrace Clinton (Manchester City)\nAoba Fujino (Manchester City)\nNelly Las (Leicester City)\nRuby Mace (Everton)\nLenna Gunning-Williams (Tottenham Hotspur)\n\n### International Player of the Year\n\nKlara Bühl (Bayern Munich)\nCaroline Weir (Real Madrid)\nAlèxia Putellas (Barcelona)\nRomée Leuchter (Paris Saint-Germain)\nPernille Harder (Bayern Munich)\nEwa Pajor (Barcelona)\nClaudia Pina (Barcelona)\nMelchie Dumornay (Lyon)\nTessa Wullaert (Inter Milan)\nLinda Caicedo (Real Madrid)\nVictoria López (Barcelona)\n\n### Club of the Year\n\nManchester City\nWrexham\nLondon City Lionesses\nManchester United\nChelsea\nGlasgow City\nTottenham Hotspur\nArsenal\nCharlton Athletic\nHearts\nBrighton & Hove Albion\n\n### Media Figure of the Year\n\nKelly Cates\nKaren Carney MBE\nLianne Sanderson\nLaura Woods\nReshmin Chowdhury\nAlex Scott MBE\nMina Ibrahim\nSuzanne Wrack\nKatie Whyatt\nFaye Carruthers\nMollie and Rosie Kmita\n\n### Best Marketing Campaign\n\nSports Direct & Fresh Base Productions – Legacy Starts Here\nAXA – Keep On Kicking\nLidl – Never Stop Growing\nAdidas & Intersport – Make Football Their Game\nChelsea & Here We Flo – We Don’t Bleed Blue. We Bleed. Period.\nPepsiMAX & Hope&Glory – Thirsty for More\nUnilever – Hellmann’s Russo Burger\nThe FA & Disrupt – Made For This Game\nWSL Football & Anomaly – Watch This\nNike & Wieden+Kennedy London – IIOME\nHeineken – Cheers to the Superstitious Fans\n\n### Best Grassroots Initiative\n\nLiverpool FA – She Inspires\nGoCardless – Grassroots Football Partnership\nTottenham Hotspur Foundation – Girls & Women Programme\nFlutter UK & Ireland – Cash4Clubs\nMcDonald’s – Fun Football\nSteven Gerrard Academy – Girls Football Programme\nElectric Ireland – Game Changers NI\nStarling Bank – Kick On With Starling\nOctopus Energy – Kits For Kids\nManchester City – City in the Community\nSP Energy Networks – Wrexham Partnership\n\n### Brand of the Year\n\nLucozade Sport\nAdidas\nEA Sports\nBritish Gas\nSkoda UK\nRexona\nBarclays\nAdobe\nThree UK\nVISA\nNike\n\n### Best Social Media\n\nJuventus\nThe FA – Lionesses\nChelsea\nNewcastle United\nAston Villa\nTottenham Hotspur\nBristol City\nManchester United\nRangers\nManchester City\nAdobe – Women’s FA Cup\n\n### Global Impact Award\n\nPlayStation\nVisitMalta\nVISA\nAdidas\nIberdrola\nPepsiCo\nBooking.com\nAmazon\nGoogle Pixel\nKynisca\nNike\n\n### Best Fan Engagement\n\nDisney+\nEA Sports\nChelsea\nLondon City Lionesses\nBirmingham City\nPanini\nGlasgow City\nHavas Play\nCharlton Athletic\nTikTok\nYouTube\n\n### Legal Team of the Year\n\nLinklaters\nRPC\nThackray Williams\nEvelyn Partners\nLawrence Stephens Limited\nPenningtons Manches Cooper\nTottenham Hotspur Legal Team\nCapital Law\nMills & Reeve\nPaul Robinson Solicitors\nBird & Bird\n\n### Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility Award\n\nAdmiral\nLidl\nAdobe\nUnilever\nDomestic & General\nXero\nApple\nRSK\nBute Energy\nThe Premier League\nDeloitte\n\n### Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Award\n\nArsenal\nEE\nPixel FC Academy\nThe FA\nWest Ham United\nMastercard\nUtilita\nBrighton & Hove Albion\nVISA\nThree UK\nLiverpool\n\n### Community Impact Award\n\nSunderland\nCarpenters Group\nBristol City\nCrane Worldwide Logistics\nHer Game Too\nXero\nLondon City Lionesses\nDomis\nBrighton & Hove Albion\nE.ON\nGoals4Girls\n\n### Football Business of the Year\n\nORRECO\nMercury13\nWe Are Athlete\nCAA SPORTS\nGravity Media\nLiveScore Group\nFoudys\nEA Sports\nKynsica\nSportfive\nTwenty3\n\n### Football Agency of the Year\n\nWasserman\nCAA SPORTS\nCMG SPORTS\nGen Z Football\nIgnite Talent\nTongue Tied Management\nPLG\nA&V Sports Group\nGestifute\nLivida Sport\nQuantum Sport\n\n### Football Business Trailblazer\n\nKay Cossington\nAki Mandhar\nMaggie Murphy\nSarah Batters\nZoe Johnson\nJemma White\nSola Kasali\nCharlotte O’Neill\nLaura Downey\nLaura Montgomery\nLiz Ellen\n\n### Best Breakthrough Business\n\nE.l.f Beauty\nModibodi\nMercedes-Benz UK\nAirbnb\nBritish Gas\nGuinness\nAFTA Studios\nPLG\nRevolut\nSkechers\nCrocs EU\n\n### Women’s Football Champion\n\nRose Read\nNadine Kessler\nNikki Doucet\nJemma White\nMichele Kang\nEbru Köksal\nDebbie Hewitt MBE\nJoelle Murray\nRachel Pavlou\nSimone Pound MBE\nVic Akers OBE\n\n### Game Changer Award\n\nRachel Yankey OBE\nGillian Coultard MBE\nEartha Pond\nShelley Kerr MBE\nKelly Smith MBE\nNikita Parris\nEllen White MBE\nGilly Flaherty\nFran Kirby\nIni Umotong\nJess Fishlock MBE\n\n### Off The Pitch Award\n\nStephen Lansdown CBE\nMichael Williamson\nMatt Johnson\nBethan Woolley\nTammy Parlour MBE\nLungi Macebo\nRachel Pavlou\nLiz Ellen\nLola Ogunbote\nHelen Hardy\nJo Osborne\n\n**For more stories like this, check our sport page**.\n\n**Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on**Facebook,** Twitter and Instagram**.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Jamie Carragher delighted as Women’s Football Awards ‘continues to flourish’"
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