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Forbes
27-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Mohamed Salah Adds FPL Points Record To All-Conquering Liverpool Season
As the 2024/25 Premier League season came to an end, Mohamed Salah swept up the individual awards, having inspired his team, Liverpool FC, to the Premier League title. In doing so, he also broke records in the league's official fantasy football game, Fantasy Premier League. Given the season the 32-year-old has had, it's no surprise he's topping statistics-based charts as well as winning awards handed out after subjective voting. Going into the final weekend of the season, Salah had already won the prestigious Football Writers Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year award, having received 90% of the votes from FWA members—the biggest winning margin for the award this century. He was then named the official Premier League player of the season, voted for partly by the public and partly by an expert panel, and was presented with the award after scoring in Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace in the final game of the season. On top of this, he was handed the Golden Boot and the Playmaker award, having topped the charts for both goals and assists in the English Premier League this season. Salah finished the campaign with 29 goals and 18 assists. In both categories, he finished six ahead of the next best players, both of Newcastle United, Alexander Isak, who finished on 23 goals, and Jacob Murphy, who made 12 assists. Salah's combined total for goals and assists in 2024/25 was 47, far ahead of the next best player (Isak on 29). It was also the joint-most goals and assists combined in a Premier League season in the league's history, joining Andrew Cole, who achieved this tally in 1993/94 for Newcastle United, and Alan Shearer, who did so in 1994/95 while playing for Blackburn Rovers. Salah's achievement is even more impressive, though, as it was done in a 38-game season, while Cole's and Shearer's were over 42 games. It is perhaps no surprise, then, that Salah has scored the most points ever in a Fantasy Premier League season, finishing the 2024/25 campaign with a total of 344 points. It beats the previous record of 303, set by Salah himself in 2017/18, by some distance. The closest other player to Salah's FPL records is Luis Suárez, who racked up 295 points, also for Liverpool, in 2013/14. Salah's 55 bonus points achieved in the 2024/25 season is also a record, surpassing the 54 collected by Cesc Fabregas in 2006/07. To add another FPL milestone to the list, he also became the top-scoring Liverpool player of all time in the game when he overtook Steven Gerrard's total of 2,044. Salah's FPL points total for Liverpool is 2,085 across eight seasons, while his grand total, including his two seasons with Chelsea, is 2,119, meaning only Wayne Rooney (2,338) and Frank Lampard (2,318) have more in the history of FPL. FPL records mean little compared to Salah's real achievements for Liverpool during his time there, but they do support what fans have seen watching him play this season, the individual awards he's won, and reinforce how far ahead he's been of all the other players in the league. Speaking on Egyptian TV this weekend, Salah said he believes he can play until he's 39 or 40, which will give him another seven or eight years in the game. Whether these are all in the Premier League remains to be seen, but with a new two-year contract signed with Liverpool, he has a pretty good chance of overtaking Lampard and Rooney and becoming the all-time Fantasy Premier League points scorer. He is also targeting the big individual honour, the Ballon d'Or, and shows no signs of letting up in terms of his ambition to win trophies with Liverpool and Egypt. It's good news for Liverpool, and for anyone who happens to have him in their fantasy team.
Free Malaysia Today
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Free Malaysia Today
Liverpool's Salah voted Football Writers' Player of the Year
The Egyptian forward is now level with Thierry Henry as the only players to win the award thrice. (EPA Images pic) LONDON : Mohamed Salah won the Football Writers' Association Player of the Year award for the third time on Friday after inspiring Liverpool's march to a record-equalling 20th English title. Salah earned the prize after scoring 28 goals and producing 18 assists for Liverpool in the Premier League this season. The Egyptian forward broke the record for the most goal involvements in a 38-game Premier League campaign as Arne Slot's side romped to their first title since 2020. Salah secured almost 90% of the football writers' votes, marking the biggest winning margin this century. Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk came second in the contest, with Newcastle striker Alexander Isak third and Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice fourth. Salah, who was previously given the award in 2017-18 and 2021-22, is now level with former Arsenal forward Thierry Henry as the only players to win it three times. The 32-year-old recently ended speculation over his future by signing a new two-year contract to stay at Anfield until 2027. Salah's decision to commit to Liverpool will make them favourites to win a record 21st title next season as they look to move ahead of Manchester United as England's most successful top-flight club. Alessia Russo became the second Arsenal player to land the women's award as the striker finished ahead of last year's winner Khadija Shaw. Witness football history in Malaysia as Manchester United take on the Asean All-Stars – it's the clash you can't afford to miss. Book your seat now at before they're gone!
Japan Times
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Japan Times
Liverpool's Salah named Premier League player of the season
Mohamed Salah was named the Premier League's Player of the Season on Saturday after a stellar individual campaign as Liverpool cruised to its second Premier League title, while his teammate Ryan Gravenberch was named the young player of the season. Salah scored 28 goals and provided 18 assists to guide the Anfield club to the title, with Arne Slot's side winning it with four games to spare. Having also earned the award in 2017-18, Salah became only the fifth player to win it twice after Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidic and Kevin De Bruyne. The 32-year-old Egyptian was on course to win another Golden Boot for most goals in a season and was five strikes ahead of Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak going into the final day of the season on Sunday. No player before has had 46 goal involvements in a 38-game season and Salah could even break the record of 47 held by Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole, who achieved the feat in a 42-game campaign, when Liverpool hosts Crystal Palace at Anfield. With six more assists than any other player, Salah can become the first player to win the Golden Boot, Golden Playmaker and Player of the Season awards. Salah also won the Football Writers' Association men's player of the year for the third time earlier this month. Gravenberch became one of the first names on the team sheet under Slot, who deployed the Dutchman as a deep-lying midfielder, and the 23-year-old has become a crucial part of Liverpool's spine, making 36 appearances this season. His versatility to shield Liverpool's back line has come to the fore this season while his ability to quickly initiate attacks, cutting out passing lanes and winning back possession, has made him indispensable. No midfielder has made more interceptions this season than Gravenberch (59). Gravenberch was also nominated for the Player of the Season award along with Virgil Van Dijk — the three Liverpool players who have clocked the most minutes with the team in the Premier League this season. He is also the second Liverpool player to win the youngsters' award after Trent Alexander-Arnold won it in 2019-20, the season it was introduced.
Washington Post
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Mohamed Salah is named Premier League player of the season
LONDON — Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named Premier League player of the season for a second time. The Egypt international joins Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidic and Kevin De Bruyne in the two-time winner category. No player has won the award three times. The 32-year-old Salah, who also won in the 2017-18 season, led Liverpool to the Premier League title . He enters Sunday's season finale at Anfield against Crystal Palace as the league's leading scorer with 28 goals. Salah also leads the league with 18 assists meaning he 'could be the first-ever player to win the Golden Boot, Golden Playmaker and Player of the Season award in the same campaign,' the league said in its announcement Saturday. The award was determined through votes from the public combined with those from a panel of experts, the league said. Salah had earlier been voted ' Footballer of the Year ' — for a record-tying third time — by the Football Writers' Association. ___ AP soccer:
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mohamed Salah is named Premier League player of the season
LONDON (AP) — Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named Premier League player of the season for a second time. The Egypt international joins Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidic and Kevin De Bruyne in the two-time winner category. No player has won the award three times. The 32-year-old Salah, who also won in the 2017-18 season, led Liverpool to the Premier League title. He enters Sunday's season finale at Anfield against Crystal Palace as the league's leading scorer with 28 goals. Salah also leads the league with 18 assists meaning he 'could be the first-ever player to win the Golden Boot, Golden Playmaker and Player of the Season award in the same campaign,' the league said in its announcement Saturday. The award was determined through votes from the public combined with those from a panel of experts, the league said. Salah had earlier been voted ' Footballer of the Year ' — for a record-tying third time — by the Football Writers' Association. ___ AP soccer: The Associated Press
