The 2025 London Football Awards are right around the corner, and some of the biggest names in football are on this year’s shortlists.

Fan favourites like Alessia Russo, Cole Palmer, Guro Reiten and Bryan Mbeumo are amongst the stars nominated for WSL and Premier League Player of the Year. 

Mikel Arteta, Sonia Bompastor and Thomas Frank lead the Manager of the Year shortlist whilst David Raya and Hannah Hampton are up for Goalkeeper of the Year.

After sponsoring the WSL POTY Award last year, VERSUS will sponsor the 2025 Men’s Young Player of the Year Award, with some of the Premier League’s brightest talents shortlisted.

Five players could leave with the award on the night, with Arsenal duo Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly both nominated alongside Archie Gray, Romain Esse and Rocco Vata. 

The judging panel is made up of former players, major broadcasters and football pioneers, including Bobby Zamora, Jenna Schillaci, Theo Walcott, Jacqui Oatley and Dickie Davis. 

All proceeds from the awards will go to Willow – a charity providing once-in-a-lifetime days for young adults aged 16 to 40 years old living with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness. The charity was founded by Bob Wilson OBE and his late wife Megs, following the death of their daughter Anna from cancer.

The ceremony will take place in Wembley Stadium’s Bobby Moore Suite for the first time on February 27.

The full list of nominees can be found on the London Football Awards website.

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