- Player of the year award
Several sports leagues honor their best player with an award called Player of the Year. In the United States, this type of award is usually called a
Most Valuable Player award. The awards with the "player of the year" phrasing include these.In
football (soccer) , this award is held on both an international and national level.
*FIFA awards a worldwide men's and women'sFIFA World Player of the Year , football's highest honor.
*English football leagues honor thePFA Players' Player of the Year and thePFA Young Player of the Year .
*Scotland has similar awards, theScottish PFA Players' Player of the Year and theScottish PFA Young Player of the Year .
*Many organizations award "footballer of the year" awards. Among them are theEuropean Footballer of the Year ,African Footballer of the Year , and theFootball Writers' Association 'sFWA Footballer of the Year .In US
basketball , several such awards are given:
* TheOscar Robertson Trophy awarded to the college basketball player of the year by theUnited States Basketball Writers Association .
*TheNaismith College Player of the Year award is given to the best men's player and the best women's player.
*The NCAA gives theChip Hilton Player of the Year Award to the Division I men's basketball player who exemplifies the most character.
*TheNBA awards anNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award .
*TheWNBA awards aWNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award .In
baseball , publications sometimes issue awards with this name:
*"The Sporting News " awards aMajor League Baseball player the "TSN" Player of the Year Award. This almost always goes to aposition player , as the magazine has separate awards for pitchers.
*Similarly, "Baseball America" and "USA Today" designates their respective Minor League Player of the Year Award.In
lacrosse , two awards are given with this name, theMajor League Lacrosse Offensive player of the Year Award and theMajor League Lacrosse Defensive player of the Year Award .In
cricket , awards for the leading international player are theWisden Leading Cricketer in the World and theSir Garfield Sobers Trophy .In
ice hockey , in theUnited Kingdom the Player of the Year Trophy is awarded byIce Hockey Journalists UK .
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