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Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes has won the Football Writers’ Association men’s footballer of the year award for the 2025-26 season. It is the first time in nine years that the award has not gone to a Liverpool or Manchester City player, with N’Golo Kante in 2017 the last player outside of those title challengers to win.
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was named the Defensive Player of the Year for the 2025-26 NBA season on Monday after a unanimous vote.
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