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Important update for freelancers
Freelancers have been hit hard by the reduction in numbers for accredited journalists at football matches, but there is an important announcement, via the Sports Freelancer Collective, which the FWA helped to co-found with the Sports Journalists' Association.This is from the SJA website. FWA National Committee member Philippe Auclair is the man to discuss these issues with if you think you may be eligible for assistance. Please see our previous posts about the SFC for more details: http://footballwriters.co.uk/news/sports-freelancer-collective/
Tags: Sports Freelancer Collective
Marcus Rashford receives FWA Tribute Award
Marcus Rashford says he is honoured to become the latest Manchester United player to receive the FWA Tribute Award.The United and England striker was honoured today for his outstanding work on and off the pitch, and says in an exclusive interview with FWA Chair Carrie Brown that he is honoured to follow in the footsteps of United legends Sir Alex Ferguson, Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham in receiving our tribute award.
Tags: Carrie Brown, FWA Tribute Award, Manchester United, Marcus Rashford, Sir Alex Fergu, Sir Alex Ferguson, wayne rooney
Remembering Tommy Docherty
We at the FWA were saddened by the news that Tommy Docherty had passed away on New Year's Eve. A fine player for Celtic, Preston, Arsenal and Chelsea, he then moved into management with the west London club and went on to manage a number of clubs including Rotherham, QPR, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Derby and Wolves, as well as Scotland, for whom he won 25 caps.Tags: FWA, Paul Hetherington, Tommy Docherty
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