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The Herald Scotland
20 hours ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Mohamed Salah and Mariona Caldentey named PFA players of year
Salah's stunning form in 2024/25 saw him dominate the voting by the PFA's membership and enter the history books as the first three-time Player of the Year winner. Salah celebrates with the Premier League trophy (Peter Byrne/PA) The PFA crown complements the record-equalling third Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award picked up earlier in the year. PFA Women's Player of the Year Caldentey, 29, moved to Arsenal last summer and scored 19 goals in all competitions, including eight on the Gunners' way to lifting the Champions League with a victory in the final against her former club Barcelona. Olivia Smith recently joined Caldentey at Arsenal in a world-record deal and has been named PFA Women's Young Player of the Year following her superb season at Liverpool. Morgan Rogers has scooped the PFA Men's Young Player of the Year award following a brilliant campaign that saw the Aston Villa attacking midfielder make his England breakthrough. Caldentey scored 19 goals in all competitions last season for Arsenal (John Walton/PA) Salah is joined in the 2024/25 PFA Premier League Team of the Year by Liverpool team-mates Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister. Milos Kerkez, who moved to Anfield from Bournemouth in the summer, is also selected, as are the Arsenal trio of William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes and Declan Rice. Matz Sels and Chris Wood are recognised for their fine campaigns at Nottingham Forest, while unsettled striker Alexander Isak has been included in recognition of his excellent form at Newcastle last term. Chelsea's Cole Palmer and Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes missed out on the XI despite being shortlisted for the Player of the Year award. The PFA Women's Super League Team of the Year side includes two players from champions Chelsea, Erin Cuthbert and Millie Bright. James Trafford has become the first goalkeeper to be named Championship Player of the Year (Bradley Collyer/PA) Caldentey, Alessia Russo, Emily Fox and Kim Little are selected, as are Manchester City pair Yui Hasegawa and Mary Fowler and the Manchester United trio of Phallon Tullis-Joyce, Maya Le Tissier and Jayde Riviere. James Trafford, now of Manchester City, has become the first goalkeeper to be named Championship Player of the Year following his brilliant performances between the sticks during Burnley's promotion campaign. Richard Kone's 21-goal haul for Wycombe in his first full season at professional level saw the 22-year-old, who last week signed for QPR, named League One Player of the Year. Bromley striker Michael Cheek's impressive first season in the EFL, in which he scored 25 league goals for the promoted side, saw him awarded the League Two Player of the Year trophy.
Daily Mirror
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Mohamed Salah named FWA Footballer of the Year with staggering number of votes
Mohamed Salah has become just the second player to be named the FWA Footballer of the Year three times, after firing Liverpool to their second Premier League title in five years Mo Salah has been crowned the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. Incredibly, Liverpool striker Salah won by the biggest margin THIS CENTURY, landing nearly 90 per cent of the votes cast. Salah, 32, is also only the SECOND player to win the award three times, matching Arsenal legend Thierry Henry. Arsenal striker Alessia Russo has also been crowned the Women's Footballer of the Year in a tighter race but she was a clear winner in the end. Salah, 32, has played a huge part in Liverpool's Premier League title-winning campaign and has enjoyed another unforgettable individual season. The Egyptian king, who has just signed a new contract to stay at Liverpool for at least another two years, has scored 33 goals across all competitions which includes 28 in the Premier League. Salah has written his name into folklore at Anfield and also as one of the all-time greats of the Premier League era. His Liverpool teammate Virgil van Dijk was his closest challenger as the majestic Dutch defender finished second in the voting. Again, van Dijk has played a key role in Liverpool's title success to help Arne Slot join a select band of managers to win the Premier League in their first season in English football. Newcastle striker Alexander Isak was third and Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice fourth in the voting. Isak helped Newcastle win their first trophy in 56 years by lifting the Carabao Cup. Rice was instrumental in Arsenal's Champions League campaign, his two free kicks against Real Madrid at the Emirates will live long in the memory. Outside the top four places, 15 other players received votes with 918 members eligible to vote. The race for the women's award was much closer and, remarkably, 36 players received a vote which reflects the growth and interest in the game generally. But Russo was a clear and deserved winner as she has played a huge role in Arsenal reaching the Champions League final later this month. Her performances in memorable games swung the vote in her favour. Arsenal overcame the odds and first leg defeats to beat Real Madrid and Lyon to reach the final in Lisbon on May 25. Last year's winner Khadija Shaw, the Manchester City striker, was runner-up while Mariona Caldentey and Millie Bright were third and fourth respectively. Russo becomes the second Arsenal player to win the award after Vivianne Miedema in 2020. Both players are due to attend the Football Writers' Association dinner on Thursday May 22 to collect their awards.
