Mo Salah and Mariona Caldentay win big at the PFA awards

Mariona Caldentay and Mo Salah took home the top awards of the night

One of the biggest award ceremonies in football took place last night, where stars from the men's and women's games were recognised for their sporting success during the 24-25 season.

The winners of the Professional Footballers' Association Awards - known as the PFAs - are voted for by other players, meaning it gives footballers the chance to be recognised for their achievements by different teams.

Spanish midfielder Mariona Caldentay was the PFAs women's player of the year, after helping Arsenal win the Champions League and finish second in the WSL.

For the men, Premier League top scorer Mo Salah took home player of the year, rounding off a season where he topped the league with his team Liverpool.

The PFAs also saw awards given to managers and young players who have been recognised for a big year.

Read on to find out about more of the winners...

England legend Sir Gareth Southgate was recognised for his legacy

Ex-England manager Sir Gareth Southgate was honoured with the Merit Award, which is given for services to football.

Sir Gareth took England to two finals at major tournaments, just missing out on winning at Euro 2020 and Euro 2024.

Joining him as the other merit award winner was USA manager Emma Hayes, who steered the team to gold medal victory at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

She's best known for her 12 years at Chelsea, before leaving the club last year.

Record breaker Olivia Smith built on her success with the young player of the year award

As well as the seasoned pros, young players also got their moment in the spotlight.

Arsenal's Olivia Smith got the young player award, after breaking records with a one million pound transfer fee this year.

The 21-year-old said that becoming the first foreign player to win the award "means the world to her".

Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers also took home this award, and said that he has ambitions to become one of those "incredible players people speak about".