Editing Player of the match (section)

==Association football==
In football, the "man of the match" (MOTM) award goes typically (but not necessarily) to a player on the winning side. Players who score a [[hat-trick]], or [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeepers]] who keep a [[Shutout#Association football|clean sheet]] under pressure often get the award. Hat-trick scorers usually receive the match ball whether or not they are officially named player of the match.

The man of the match is often chosen by a television commentator or a sponsor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/feb/27/sport.comment4|title=Football: The problem with man of the match awards|first=Si|last=Hawkins|date=27 February 2008|website=The Guardian|access-date=6 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301170032/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/feb/27/sport.comment4|archive-date=1 March 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> However, not all competitions have an official player of the match award, so sometimes accolades are given by websites or newspapers instead. In the [[Premier League]], for example, a player receives a small black and gold trophy for their player of the match performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/83956|title=How the Premier League's monthly awards work|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204082122/https://www.premierleague.com/news/83956|archive-date=4 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

When given informally (for example, by a columnist), the MOTM may be "awarded" sardonically,  for example to the [[referee]] if the writer believes he influenced the result due to perceived incompetence.