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
Sport in brief: December 30, 2024

MEN’S CRICKET: Australia took seven wickets for 34 runs in the final evening session to win the fourth test against India by 184 runs in Melbourne today.
Yashavi Jaiswal’s 84 from 208 balls and Rishabh Pant’s cautious 30 were the only double figure scores in the innings as Pat Cummins took 3-28 and Mark Boland 3-39 to seal a 2-1 series lead for the Aussies.
The fifth test starts in Sydney on Thursday.