England stars Keira Walsh and Georgia Stanway set for top honours at 2025 Women’s Football Awards
KEIRA WALSH and Georgia Stanway will be honoured at the 2025 Women’s Football Awards.
The two Lionesses will receive Special Recognition Awards for their contributions to the sport.
The awards will be granted to the duo not for their contributions in England but internationally as well.
Walsh, 28, and Stanway will be handed the awards at a star-studded ceremony on May 1 at the InterContinental London, Park Lane.
The ceremony will be hosted by BBC presenter Gabby Logan as well as former Lioness Eni Aluko and retired Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher.
Carragher helped launch the Women’s Football Awards in 2023 and is excited to present the awards.
He said: “Keira Walsh and Georgia Stanway have had outstanding careers so far, marked by incredible success on the pitch.
“This year’s awards will rightly celebrate their footballing achievements.
“But we’ll also be recognising the brilliant work they do off the field.
“Especially their exceptional commitment to improving access to grassroots football for women and girls.
“I’m really looking forward to honouring Keira and Georgia, alongside Gabby Logan and Eni Aluko, at the ceremony next week.”
Walsh is viewed as a trailblazer in women’s football for her playing career and also for helping develop grassroots girls’ football.
She played an important role in the founding of the Rochdale Girls Development Centre two years ago.
The Chelsea star has also funded kits and equipment for a female talent programme that supported 35 girls.
She won a BWSL title in 2016 as well as three Women’s FA Cups, and lifted the Continental League Cup four times at Manchester City.
The midfielder joined Barcelona in 2022 before returning to England in January by signing for the Blues.
Stanway, 26, has enjoyed success on the pitch with spells at Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
She has also scored a vital goal in the Lionesses’ run to winning the Uefa Women’s Euros 2022.