The Guardian Footballer of the Year Sofie Junge Pedersen: ‘We wanted to send a message’

The Guardian has chosen a Danish football star as Footballer of the Year 2024. Sofie Junge Pedersen speaks about controversial topics, but has the ability to get people to listen, says an expert.

Danish footballer Sofie Junge Pedersen is the world's footballer of the year in 2024. At least, if you ask the British newspaper The Guardian, which on Saturday honored Junge with the award "The Gua...

The British newspaper The Guardian has named Sofie Junge as its footballer of the year for using her voice to correct criticism of FIFA's sponsorship deal with the Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco.

The Guardian Footballer of the Year Sofie Junge Pedersen: ‘We wanted to send a message’

The Inter and Denmark player wins the award for her climate activism and being behind an open letter to Fifa regarding Saudi Arabia’s human rights issues The Guardian Footballer of the Year is an award given to a player who has done something remarkable, whether by overcoming adversity, helping others or setting a sporting example by acting with exceptional honesty. If the football had not worked out, perhaps Sofie Junge Pedersen could have run …