{
  "id": 3385233,
  "title": "Bruno Fernandes and Khadija Shaw win PFA Player of the Year awards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bruno-fernandes-and-khadija-shaw-win-pfa-player-of-the-year-awards",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T00:18:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bruno-fernandes-khadija-shaw-win-001834212.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United and Khadija Shaw of Manchester City have each been named the PFA Player of the Year for their respective leagues. Fernandes broke the record for Premier League assists with 21, surpassing Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne, while also scoring nine goals. Shaw, who previously won the award in 2023-24, scored 21 goals and won her second Women's Golden Boot, securing a WSL title for City. Arsenal's Olivia Smith and Nico O'Reilly of Manchester City were recognized for their young performances, while Manchester City's roster of players received multiple awards.",
  "summary": "Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has been crowned Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year as Manchester City's Khadija Shaw won the women's award for the second time. Playmaker Fernandes broke the all-time record for Premier League assists during an outstanding 2025-26 campaign, setting up 21 goals as he surpassed Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Man United's Fernandes named PFA Player of the Year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/man-uniteds-fernandes-named-pfa-player-of-the-year",
        "published": "2026-08-25T20:02:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Bruno Fernandes named PFA men's player of the year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/bruno-fernandes-named-pfa-mens-player-of-the-year",
        "published": "2026-08-25T20:08:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheCable",
        "title": "Fernandes becomes first United player to win PFA prize in 16 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/fernandes-becomes-first-united-player-to-win-pfa-prize-in-16-years",
        "published": "2026-08-25T20:21:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Bruno Fernandes and Khadija Shaw win player votes as the best in English soccer last season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/bruno-fernandes-and-khadija-shaw-win-player-votes-as-the-best-in",
        "published": "2026-08-25T20:49:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Man Utd’s Fernandes crowned PFA player of the year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/man-utds-fernandes-crowned-pfa-player-of-the-year",
        "published": "2026-08-25T20:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Man United’s Fernandes beats Premier League’s best to PFA Player of the Year award after record 21-assist season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/man-uniteds-fernandes-beats-premier-leagues-best-to-pfa-player-of-the",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:21:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Man Utd's Fernandes crowned PFA player of the year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/man-utds-fernandes-crowned-pfa-player-of-the-year",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:24:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}