OMG: Salah beat De Bruyne to FWA Award
Mohamed
Salah has received yet more individual
recognition for his incredible debut season at Liverpool, scooping the Football
Writers’ Association’s Footballer of the Year award. The Egyptian pipped
Manchester City star Kevin de Bruyne to the prize by just 20 votes in a ballot
of over 400 FWA members that saw Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane finish
third.
Salah becomes the first African ever to win
the award and will be presented with the trophy May 10 at an event in London.
Late last month, the 25-year-old was
named the Professional Footballers’ Association’s Player of the Year after
winning a poll of his peers. The two prestigious honors recognize Salah’s
remarkable first campaign at Anfield that has seen him net 43 goals in just 48
appearances in all competitions.
The Reds forward joins Ian
Callaghan, Kevin Keegan, Emlyn Hughes, Kenny Dalglish (twice), Terry McDermott,
Ian Rush, John Barnes (twice), Steve Nicol, Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez in
winning the award while representing Liverpool.
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