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The powerhouse Liverpool forward secured a record-breaking 90 per cent of the vote, while Arsenal’s Alessia Russo topped a wide field to win the women’s award, writes JAMES NALTON
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah after the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool, April 27, 2025
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MOHAMED SALAH was named Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association today, winning the award after receiving 90 per cent of the vote.
Arsenal’s Alessia Russo won the women’s award, which has run since the 2017/18 season, receiving the most votes ahead of last year’s winner Khadija Shaw of Manchester City and impressive teammate Mariona Caldentey, who came third.
Thirty-nine different players received votes in the women’s award this year, compared with 15 for the men’s.
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