In any event, here's a rundown of who won, who actually needed the win and what to remember about each category in the context of the broader
awards season game.
As someone who seriously brought up the possibility of «Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens» as a best picture nominee in October, I'm not adverse to the idea of J.J. Abrams sequel playing
the awards season game.
Not exact matches
We were
awarded the All - Star
Game last
season and it was the first All - Star event in Portland's history.
As his senior
season ended last weekend, he led the nation in blocked shots (5.7 per
game), topped the Stags in rebounding (8.5), averaged a career - high 13.9 points and won his third Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference defensive player of the year
award.
That means that Jamal Crawford's
game will be a primary area of focus, as the Sixth Man of The Year
Award candidate has been stellar for the Clips in that role all
season.
There was however, late drama as Porto were
awarded a penalty in the second minute of additional which Andre Silva converted to win the Portuguese giants first Champions League
game this
season.
The Brazilian, who has won the club's «Player of the Month»
award three times already this
season, has controlled countless
games so far this year, but wasn't even on the bench in Istanbul.
Another ridiculous fact is that Wenger actually
awarded Arteta and Rosicky an extra years contract last summer, and how many
games have they played between them this
season?
The 35 - year - old played 47
games this
season for Brighton, winning the club's player of the year
award and helping them reach the play - offs, where they were beaten by Derby.
It is impossible to say just yet, as there are still 11
games for Arsenal to play in the Premier League, but so far it looks like our Spanish midfield maestro Santi Cazorla is in with a chance of getting the PFA PLayer of the Year
award this
season.
Sanchez is craving to play in this
game because he wants to make up for he's falling behind Giroud in the race for the Arsenal golden boot
award at the end of the
season.
You can win all of the individual
awards you want — Coutinho won four at Liverpool's end - of -
season bash — but if you don't perform in the big
games, you don't win the trophies that matter.
With seven goals from just 10
games to add to his two La Liga player of the month
awards this
season, the release clause of less than # 13 million appears to be a real bargain.
He had a superb second half of last
season, for sure, but his talents really lie in bringing the attacking midfielders into the
game, and isn't considered to be a frontrunner for the top scorer
award next
season.
«You could see that his overall
game has been brilliant all year, so he definitely deserves to get the Player of the
Season award.
More importantly for White Sox fans, though, in a 2005 regular
season game, Rodriguez would have spent 10 minutes arguing with home plate umpire Doug Eddings that he should be
awarded first on a catcher's interference call.
Moore, who was the 2014 MVP
Award recipient, averaged 20.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per
game last
season.
-- During Texas A&M's dominant performance over South Carolina as a 10 - point underdog, Aggies QB Kenny Hill moved to 20:1 during the
game to win the Heisman Trophy
Award after starting the
season with no odds.
Stephen Curry had 17 points in
Game 7, but struggled throughout the series, failing to live up to his back - to - back regular
season MVP
awards.
But in his last six years he won 129
games and lost only 47 (with 25 - 5, 26 - 8 and 27 - 9
seasons), gained five straight ERA titles, took the Cy Young
Award three of four years and pitched four no - hitters, including a perfect
game, in leading the Dodgers to three pennants.
The first month has already passed in the Premier League
season 2014/15 and after three
games for each side the first Manager of the Month
award is up for grabs.
Hazard has arguably been the player of the
season so far, and just as we approach the period of voting for the end of
season awards, he stamped his authority on his side's biggest
game of the
season.
It feels like I may as well just give Alexis Sanchez the Arsenal Man of the Match
award for all of the Arsenal
games to come over the rest of the
season, because even when he does not score or produce the match winning moment, the Chilean striker is almost always the best player on the pitch, as was the case again yesterday against West Brom.
Before fretting too much over that long wait, it's worth reflecting on some of the highlights and lowlights of the 2017 — 18
season that was — the players, teams, coaches and
games that left strong impressions — by handing out
awards.
In the 1992 - 93 football
season, the first year of the Premier League since the division's rebrand, the Tottenham Hotspur striker claimed the
award after scoring 22 goals in 41
games.
In the
season that followed, Rose averaged 25 points, 7.7 assists, 4.1 rebounds and a steal per
game in winning the 2010 - 11 NBA MVP
award.
Greg Maddux, Baseball player The Cubs righthander won four consecutive Cy Young
Awards from 1992 to»95 and may win his 300th
game this
season.
Add to that the several penalties we have been
awarded by continental referees in the UEFA cup
games we played this
season, and you wonder if there is a congenital British eye defect inbred amongst referees and linesmen.
Belichick won the
award in 2004, 2007, and 2010, winning a minimum of 14
games in each
season.
I have just looked back at my player ratings towards the end of last
season and I gave the Man of the Match
award to Ozil in the FA cup semi / final and the BPL
games against Chelsea and Liverpool and they were certainly big
games, so was Lehmann wrong to accuse the German of not performing in the big
games?
In the lead up to the BIG3's highly anticipated Championship
Game this Saturday in Las Vegas, the league announced the winners of the inaugural
season's BIG3 Player
Awards.
The 2012 NFL
season started with Andrew Luck (class of 2008) being selected No. 1 overall — the first alum of any All - American
game to be selected first in the NFL Draft — and ended with the first alum of an All - American
game to be
awarded NFL MVP — Adrian Peterson (class of 2004).
This past weekend Atlético Madrid became just the second team in Liga history to make it through 22
games without being
awarded a penalty or seeing an opponent sent off, a mark previously set by Real Betis in the 1975 - 76
season.
The 2012 NFL
season started with Andrew Luck (class of 2008) being selected No. 1 overall — the first alum of an All - American
game to be selected first in the NFL Draft — and ended with the first alum of an All - American
game to be
awarded NFL MVP — Adrian Peterson (class of 2004).
Mason's only appointment last
season with West Ham was in the 1 - 0 home win over Hull where he
awarded a controversial penalty for a foul on Antonio, converted by Noble for the only goal of the
game.
The Pole has had his best
season in an Arsenal shirt, starting 37 of the 38 league
games and sharing the golden glove
award with Petr Cech for the most clean sheets in the Premier League.
Forward Mario Mandžukić is in the reckoning for the Puskas
Award for best goal of the year, for his effort at that last
game of the
season - enough said.
I have a recollection of him officiating a Leicester
game earlier this
season and
awarding them a penalty.
He did cause controversy earlier this
season in the
game between Stoke and Manchester City when he twice
awarded penalties, one for each side, under the new directive at set pieces.
In a wonderful last
season, he scored 31 goals in 33
games to share the Golden Boot
award with Cristiano Ronaldo.
That was one of 26
games he took part in during the 2013/14
season and he made two more than that in 2014/15, scoring his first Premier League goal against Manchester United in April 2015 towards the end of a
season in which he earned a nomination for Europe's «Golden Boy»
award — a title that eventually went to his new teammate, Raheem Sterling.
Last
season Leicester were
awarded a scandalous number of penalties and followed this up with one in their first
game of the
season at Hull.
Pawson has officiated 12
games this
season awarding 43 yellow and 1 red cards; the one red card being Harry Arter setting up victory in the
game at the London Stadium.
In a total 19
games this
season Scott has
awarded 67 Yellow and 3 Red cards.
Martin Atkinson will be officiating the
game, who has
awarded the most penalties in the league this
season as well as dishing out the most red cards.
The PFA announced the shortlist of contenders for the 2015/16 Players» Player of the Year
award today with six
games remaining in the Premier League
season.
His 26 goals and 14 assists in 44
games across all competitions saw him get
awarded the UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player Of The Year and a place in the UNFP Ligue 1 Team Of The Year and in the UEFA Champions League Team Of The
Season as well.
Ramsey has played 21 premier league
games this
season scoring 9 goals, Assisting 8 times and picking up 5 Man of the Match
award so far.
He played 49
games in his first full
season with Arsenal, and won the PFA Young Player of the Year
award for his magnificent displays, belying his age.
Irwins» glittering 12 year career at Old Trafford came to an end on the 11th of May following the final
game of the 2001 - 02
season in the 0 - 0 home draw against Charlton Athletic when Ferguson fittingly
awarded him the captains armband for his last
game as a Manchester United player.