Association Football
In association football, this award is held on both an international and national level.
- FIFA awards a worldwide men's and women's FIFA World Player of the Year, football's highest individual honour.
- English football leagues honour the PFA Players' Player of the Year and the PFA Young Player of the Year.
- Scotland has similar awards, the Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year and the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year.
- Many organizations award "footballer of the year" awards. Among them are the European Footballer of the Year, African Footballer of the Year, and in English football the Football Writers' Association's FWA Footballer of the Year.
- Most clubs and teams run their own awards on an annual basis, sometimes chosen by the managers and coaches, but often by the fans.
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