Carling is set to honour unsung pub football team heroes and the champions of the amateur game as they launch the Carling Pub Football Awards 2008 - and want teams, players, managers, referees, and fans up and down the country to nominate their mates to be in with a chance to win.

The Carling Pub Football Awards, now in its second year, will celebrate some of the often overlooked sporting triumphs taking place every weekend on pitches across the UK.

The Awards, judged by a sporting panel that includes ITV Football Pundit Robbie Earle and Daily Mail Columnist Des Kelly, gives footballers nationwide the opportunity to nominate in the following ten categories:

* Player of the Year
* Manager of the Year
*11-a-side Team of the Year
*5-a-side Team of the Year
* Administrator of the Year
* Referee of the Year
* Supporter of the Year
* Pub Football Website of the Year
* Dodgiest Kit Award
* Team Spirit Award
* Pub Football Legend Award - Services to Football

Football players, fans and all of those associated with the great game can log on to Carling's Pub Football website www.carling.com/pubfootball to nominate, as well as register their team on the site.

Carling has created its online Pub Football site in a bid to create a community owned and shaped by pub and amateur football teams nationwide.Teams that register can create their own website for free, complete player profile profiles, add blogs and upload footage and pictures.

Robbie Earle, ITV Football Pundit and one of Awards' judging panel said: "We want as many people to nominate - players, managers, fans, and everyone associated with amateur clubs up and down the country.It's great to see Carling giving everyday footballers the recognition they deserve."

Rich Smith, Carling Marketing Manager, said: "Pub football is all about getting together with your mates every week and enjoying the game.For most of us, pub football is how we play football and the awards are the perfect opportunity to the team spirit which keeps pub football an important part of the British game."

Last year Ian Holloway visited the winners of the Team Spirit Award category 'Lynam Athletic FC' the training session of a lifetime.He put the boys from Birmingham through their paces for the day as part of their prize.Other prizes included Carling football kits and beer.

To vote visit www.carling.com/pubfootball.