This is a thread for any awards or reviews (such as team of the year) dished out for the 2008/9 season, either by an official organisation (like the PFA) or a media organisation. This is not a thread for your own personal team of the season. If you can please provide a link to support it. Some to start off: England (PFA team of the season) ---------Van der Sar Johnson--Vidic--Ferdinand--Evra Ronaldo--Gerrard--Giggs--Young --------Anelka--Torres Player of the year: Giggs Young player of the year: Ashley Young http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008–09_Premier_League Italy (Calcio Italia Magazine) ---------Julio Cesar Maicon--Kjaer--Chiellini--Zanetti -Motta--D'Agostino--Cambiasso --Milito--Ibrahimovic--Cassano Player of the year: Julio Cesar Spain (Goal.com) ---------Palop Alves--Puyol--Albiol--Filipe Emana -- Xavi -- Iniesta Higuain -- Forlan -- Messi http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/ed...panish-inquisition-la-liga-team-of-the-season There were a number in World Soccer for many of the more obscure leagues, which I will post up. Please add any more that you can find as well.
Sid Lowe(Guardian) La Liga's team of the season: ---------Lopez Alves-Pepe-Pique-Felipe Luis ---------Duda ----Xavi--------Iniesta --Messi--Forlan--Villa Player of the season: Messi http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/jun/08/sid-lowe-review-la-liga-2009-season
In the most recent edition of World Soccer they had a few detailed reviews of the season from various countries and gave out these awards: Denmark Player of the season: Morten Nordstrand (Copenhagen) Coach of the season: Stale Solbakken (Copenhagen) Newcomer of the season: Anders Randrup (Brondby) Portugal Player of the season: Lucho Gonzalez (Porto) Coach of the season: Jesualdo Ferreira (Porto) Newcomer of the season: Nene (Nacional) Romania Player of the season: Alvaro Pereira (CFR) Coach of the season: Dan Petrescu (Urziceni) Newcomer of the season: Mihai Roman (Brasov) Switzerland Player of the season: Almen Abdi (Zurich) Coach of the season: Bernard Challandes (Zurich) Newcomer of the season: Alessandro Riedle (Grasshopper) Turkey Player of the season: Bilica (Sivasspor) Coach of the season: Mustafa Denizli (Besiktas) Newcomer of the season: Sercan Yildirim (Bursaspor) Ukraine Player of the season: Oleksandr Aliyev (Dynamo) Coach of the season: Mykola Pavlov (Vorskla) Newcomer of the season: Ognjen Vukojevic (Dynamo) France Player of the season: Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux) Coach of the season: Laurent Blanc (Bordeaux) Newcomer of the season: Etienne Capoue (Toulouse) Italy Player of the season: Maicon (Inter) Coach of the season: Massimo Allegri (Cagliari) Newcomer of the season: Mauro Zarate (Lazio) Spain Player of the season: Leo Messi (Barcelona) Coach of the season: Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) Newcomer of the season: Gerard Pique (Barcelona) Austria Player of the season: Marc Janko (Salzburg) Coach of the season: Paul Gludovatz (Ried) Newcomer of the season: Yasin Pehlivan (Ried) Denmark Player of the season: Morten Nordstrand (Copenhagen) Coach of the season: Stale Solbakken (Copenhagen) Newcomer of the season: Anders Randrup (Brondby) Bulgaria Player of the season: Georgi Petkov (Levski) Coach of the season: Nikola Spasov (Cherno More) Newcomer of the season: Martin Kamburov (Lok Sofia) Croatia Player of the season: Mario Mandzukic (Dinamo) Coach of the season: Krunoslav Jurcic (Dinamo) Newcomer of the season: Nikola Kalinic (Hajduk) Czech Republic Player of the season: Andrej Keric (Liberec) Coach of the season: Miroslav Koubek (Zenit Caslav) Newcomer of the season: Jan Chramosta (Mlada Boleslav) Hungary Player of the season: Peter Bajzat (Gyor) Coach of the season: Andraas Herczeg (Debrecen) Newcomer of the season: Vinicius (Debrecen) Israel Player of the season: Nir Davidovich (Maccabi Haifa) Coach of the season: Elisha Levy (Maccabi Haifa) Newcomer of the season: Eliran Atar (Bnei Yehuda) Macedonia Player of the season: Daniel Mojsov (Makedonija) Coach of the season: Ilco Gjorgjioski (Makedonija) Newcomer of the season: Arnebd Alimi (Milano) Montenegro Player of the season: Fatos Beciraj (Buducnost) Coach of the season: Dejan Vukicevic (Mogren) Newcomer of the season: Admir Adrovic (Sutjeska) Poland Player of the season: Pawel Brozek (Wisla) Coach of the season: Maciej Skorza (Wisla) Newcomer of the season: Robert Lewandowski (Lech) Serbia Player of the season: Almami Moreira (Partizan) Coach of the season: Slavisa Jokanovic (Partizan) Newcomer of the season: Nemanja Tomic (Partizan) Slovakia Player of the season: Pavol Masaryk (Slovan) Coach of the season: Ladislav Pecko (Slovan) Newcomer of the season: Milos Lacny (Ruzomberok)
Championship Team of the Year: Keiren Westwood (Coventry), Daniel Fox (Coventry), Richard Stearman (Wolves), Roger Johnson (Cardiff), Kyle Naughton (Sheffield United), Michael Kightly (Wolves), Jordi Gomez (Swansea), Joe Ledley (Cardiff), Stephen Hunt (Reading), Jason Scotland (Swansea), Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (Wolves). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...feature-in-Championship-Team-of-the-Year.html
France (Trophées UNFP) ---------------Lloris Fanni----Diawara----Hilton----Taiwo Sessegnon-Cheyrou-Gourcuff-Bastos -----------Gignac-Hoarau Player of the season: Yoann Gourcuff Young player of the season: Eden Hazard Coach of the season: Eric Gerets http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophée_UNFP_du_football#2009
The Spoiler's EPL team: Interesting note: considered only one player from each club. Arsenal column's team: Goalkeeper Tim Howard (Everton) Defenders RB: Jose Bosingwa (Chelsea) CB: Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United) CB: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool) LB:Leighton Baines (Everton) Midfielders MC: Xabi Alonso (Liverpool) MC: Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa) AMR: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) AMC: Frank Lampard (Chelsea) AML: Stephen Ireland (Manchester City) Forward FC: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) IMScouting's Egyptian Premier League team: Goalkeeper: Mathurin Kameni, age 31 Right Back: Ahmed Al Muhammadi, age 21 Sweeper: Hany Saied, age 29 Center Back: Ahmed Saied Ouka, age 25 Center Back: Ahmed Khairy, age 21 Left Back: Hazem Emam Jr, age 20 Central Midfielder: Mohamed Homos, age 30 Central Midfielder: Sebastiao Gilberto, age 26 Attacking Midfielder: Mohamed Abu Treika, age 30 Striker: Papa Arko, age 25 Striker: Ahmed Gaafar, age 23 Placar's Brazilian team of the season (2008):
Some more from the previous issue of World Soccer Belgium Player of the season: Milan Jovanovic Coach of the season: Laszlo Boloni Newcomer of the season: Tom De Sutter Greece Player of the season: Luciano Galletti Coach of the season: Dusan Bajevic Newcomer of the season: Matt Derbyshire Holland Player of the season: Mounir El Hamdaoui Coach of the season: Louis Van Gaal Newcomer of the season: Eljero Elia Scotland Player of the season: Steven Davis Coach of the season: Walter Smith Newcomer of the season: Csaba Laszlo England Player of the season: Wayne Rooney Coach of the season: Roy Hodgson Newcomer of the season: Federico Macheda Germany Player of the season: Edin Dzeko Coach of the season: Felix Magath Newcomer of the season: Neven Subotic Albania Player of the season: Ansi Agolli Coach of the season: Sulejman Starova Newcomer of the season: Franc Veliu Bosnia Player of the season: Velibor Duric Coach of the season: Dragan Jovic Newcomer of the season: Dalibor Pandza Cyprus Player of the season: Serjao Coach of the season: Ivan Jovanovic Newcomer of the season: Hawar Mulla Mohammed Georgia Player of the season: Nikolz Gelashvilj Coach of the season: Nestor Mumladze Newcomer of the season:Irakli Klimiashvili Malta Player of the season: Terence Scerri Coach of the season: Mark Miller Newcomer of the season: Daniel Mariano Bueno Moldova Player of the season: Wilfred Benjamin Balma Coach of the season: Leonid Kuchuk Newcomer of the season: Oleg Andronic Northern Ireland Player of the season: Chris Scannell Coach of the season: Stephen Baxter Newcomer of the season: Martin Donelly Slovenia Player of the season: Zoran Pavlovic Coach of the season: Darko Milanic Newcomer of the season: Etien Velikonja Wales Player of the season: Gareth Owen Coach of the season: Allan Bickerstaff Newcomer of the season: Lee Idzi