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Social Media Boycott April 30 – May 3

The Football Writers’ Association is uniting with English football in a boycott of social media this weekend


This is in response to the ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse received online by players on the pitch, coaching staff, match day officials and our members. The FWA will halt updates on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook from 15.00 on Friday April 30 to 23.59 on Monday May 3.



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Footballer of the Year – deadline is a fortnight from today.

Voting for The Footballer of the Year opens today, April 1, and all members should have received an email with details and their unique voting code.
If, within 48 hours, you have not received your code, please check either your spam or junk as sometimes accounts filter our emails. Should the code still not be available, contact Paul McCarthy, our Executive Secretary. You can also vote by email, text/WhatsApp or by telephone - to do so please contact paul@maccamedia.co.uk or 07831 650977.

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Alan McLoughlin RIP

Alan McLoughlin, the former Swindon, Portsmouth and Republic of Ireland midfielder, has sadly passed away. In March he asked us to send this message to our members.

Statement from Alan McLoughlin and family

"In light of questions about my situation, and some incorrect information being circulated, I feel it necessary to clarify some of my circumstances.



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