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Parker named Footballer of the Year
West Ham midfielder Scott Parker has been voted 2011 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association.In what was one of the closest contests of recent seasons, Parker topped the poll of journalists ahead of Tottenham defender Gareth Bale, who was last week named the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year.
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Liberty Stadium report, March 2011
Dylan Thomas famously wrote "Swansea is the graveyard of ambition." Championship promotion hopefuls Swansea City Football Club beg to differ with the great man.When Football Writers' Association national committee members Brian Scovell and Tony Hudd visited the Liberty Stadium to check out their press facilities ahead of the Swans' push for promotion they found a lively, vibrant club willing and able to meet the challenge of Barclays Premier League football.
Ray Matts Remembered
The Football Writers' Association are saddened to hear the news Ray Matts, the long-serving Daily Mail sports reporter and FWA member, passed away after a short illness aged 70.Ray joined the Daily Mail from the Birmingham Evening Mail as Midlands football reporter in 1980 and would go on to cover both Nottingham Forest's and Aston Villa's European Cup victories.
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