What can a multi-millionaire footballer never buy?
What can a multi-millionaire footballer never buy with his copious amounts of money? A much coveted and prestigious PFA Award. The Professional Football Association Awards Ceremony, simply known as the PFA Awards, is a huge yearly event and it is the evening when England’s football professionals, sports VIPs, the football industry and media get the opportunity to celebrate and award the men who have been chosen for an award. Check out the latest football news, as well as on-line betting tips at Titanbet for details on the forthcoming PFA Awards.History of the PFA Awards
The Professional Football Association Awards, were created in 1974, and back then three awards were given, these being the Players’ Player of the Year award for the best player of the season voted for by his fellow players, the Young Player of the Year award for the best of season young player chosen by the PFA and finally the Merit Award which is an award given to the person who, over the season, has contributed the most to football, again chosen by the PFA. Another award was created in 2001, this being the Fans’ Player of the Year award which was awarded to the player voted by the fans as the best of the season. Later, in 2005, the Team of the Year of the award was created given to eleven players in each league who the PFA voted as the best of the season. On-line betting tips at TitanBet will give you all the latest news and odds for the 2012 awards.
Are the PFA Players’ Player of the Year awards geared towards goal scorers?
It is interesting to note that previous winners of the PFA Players’ Player of the Year awards are rarely defenders or goalkeepers. Is it the moments of excitement that deserve praise, when strikers deliver the electrifying magic that makes football such an exciting sport? The truth is that most of us don’t watch the goal keeper or players further up the pitch, but it’s the players who create and especially those who score the goals that keep us captivated.
In 1974 Pat Jennings was the first goalkeeper to win the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award. The last goalkeeper to win the player of the year award was Peter Shilton in 1978. Defenders too, although quite often worthy of the award, tend to get overlooked, with only four ever to have won the award. I guess strikers are the ones who win the games by scoring goals, but defenders prevent and goal keepers save goals. The truth is that strikers are considered more valuable players and during transfer windows, we can see just how much more valuable they are in monetary terms too. At TitanBet, you will find all the latest football news and on-line betting tips so who will your money be on for the 2012 awards? Another striker I bet!