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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
David Hills

The alternative 2024 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos

Clockwise from top left: Gianni Infantino, New York Liberty mascot Ellie the Elephant, an escaped racehorse in New South Wales, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Paralympic archer Sheetal Devi and her mother.
Clockwise from top left: Gianni Infantino, New York Liberty mascot Ellie the Elephant, an escaped racehorse in New South Wales, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Paralympic archer Sheetal Devi and her mother. Composite: DAZN; NBAE/Getty Images; Transport for New South Wales; Dides/Villard/SIPA/Shutterstock; @ArcherSheetal/X

Player of the year

Keeper Lewis Patching – saying sorry in March after signing on loan for Rushden & Diamonds, conceding four, headbutting a fan in the bar and being sacked on the same day. “I was disappointed how the game panned out … I’d like to apologise and wish the club/supporter all the best moving forward.”

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