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  • Salah makes history with PFA award

    Salah makes history with PFA award

    Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has secured a historic third PFA Players’ Player of the Year award after leading his side to last season’s Premier League title.

    The 33-year-old was Liverpool’s undisputed star player throughout their 2024-25 campaign, scoring an impressive 29 goals and providing 18 assists in his 38 Premier League games.

    Salah was named PFA Player’s Player of the Year during their annual ceremony at the Manchester Opera House on Tuesday evening.

    He has now picked up the award three times having previously won it in 2017-18 and 2021-22, making him the only player in history to do so.

    The Egypt international has continued his fine form into Liverpool’s first game of the season, bagging the final goal in their 4-2 win over Bournemouth on Friday (August 15).

  • PFA Awards: Foden, Shaw steal Spotlight with top wins(Full list)

    PFA Awards: Foden, Shaw steal Spotlight with top wins(Full list)

     

    Manchester City stars Phil Foden and Bunny Shaw were among the top honorees at this year’s PFA Awards.

    Foden clinched the PFA Players’ Player of the Year (Male) award, surpassing teammates Erling Haaland and Rodri.

    Bunny Shaw took home the PFA Players’ Player of the Year (Female) award.

    Chelsea’s Cole Palmer was recognized as the PFA Young Player of the Year, while Manchester United’s Grace Clinton won the women’s equivalent.

    Here’s a complete list of winners at this year’s PFA Awards:

    – **PFA Players’ Player of the Year (Male):** Phil Foden
    – **PFA Players’ Young Player of the Year (Male):** Cole Palmer
    – **PFA Players’ Player of the Year (Female):** Khadijah Shaw
    – **PFA Players’ Young Player of the Year (Female):** Grace Clinton
    – **PFA Merit Award:** Dean Lewington
    – **PFA Team of the Year:** David Raya, Gabriel Magalhaes, Virgil van Dijk, William Saliba, Kyle Walker, Declan Rice, Rodri, Martin Odegaard, Phil Foden, Ollie Watkins, Erling Haaland

     

    Foden clinched the PFA Players’ Player of the Year (Male) award, surpassing teammates Erling Haaland and Rodri.

     

    Bunny Shaw took home the PFA Players’ Player of the Year (Female) award.

     

    Chelsea’s Cole Palmer was recognized as the PFA Young Player of the Year, while Manchester United’s Grace Clinton won the women’s equivalent.

     

    Here’s a complete list of winners at this year’s PFA Awards:

     

    – **PFA Players’ Player of the Year (Male):** Phil Foden

    – **PFA Players’ Young Player of the Year (Male):** Cole Palmer

    – **PFA Players’ Player of the Year (Female):** Khadijah Shaw

    – **PFA Players’ Young Player of the Year (Female):** Grace Clinton

    – **PFA Merit Award:** Dean Lewington

    – **PFA Team of the Year:** David Raya, Gabriel Magalhaes, Virgil van Dijk, William Saliba, Kyle Walker, Declan Rice, Rodri, Martin Odegaard, Phil Foden, Ollie Watkins, Erling Haaland

  • EPL: Carragher names three players worthy to win PFA award

    EPL: Carragher names three players worthy to win PFA award

    Liverpool and former England international, Jamie Carragher, has listed Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, Manchester City’s Phil Foden, and Arsenal’s Declan Rice as his three contenders for this season’s PFA Player of the Year award.

    Only one Premier League star will be handed the prestigious Player of the Year award at the end of the 2023/24 season.

    It would be recalled that Man City’s Erling Haaland won the award last season after a remarkable debut season at Pep Guardiola’s side.

    However, Carragher has not named Haaland among the favorites to win the award this season.

    In a tweet via his X account on Friday, the former defender feels Van Dijk, Foden, or Rice will win the coveted title depending on whichever one’s club wins the Premier League this term.

    “Phil Foden, Declan Rice and Virgil Van Dijk have been the best players for the three title contenders,” Carragher wrote.

    “Whoever takes their team to the title, will probably take himself to the PFA POTY award!”

  • Full list of winners at PFA awards

    Full list of winners at PFA awards

    Norwegian international and Manchester City’s prolific striker, Erling on Tuesday beat Harry Kane, Kevin de Bruyne. three others to scoop the the PFA award last night.

    Recall that Haaland contributed to a record-breaking 36 league goals and eight assists to ensure Man City won the English Premier League (EPL) title.

    His contributions was also special for the club as they won a historic treble of league, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League.

    Arsenal young prodigy, Saka, on the other hand, won the young player award ahead of Gabriel Martinelli, his Arsenal teammate.

    The youngster also shone like a million star last season for the gunners in their pursuit of the English Premier League.

    The 21-year-old scored a career-high 15 goals and provided 15 assists in 38 games as the Gunners narrowly missed out on the league title.

    • PFA Players’ Player of the Year (Male): Erling Haaland
    • PFA Players’ Young Player of the Year (Male): Bukayo Saka
    • PFA Players’ Player of the Year (Female): Rachel Daly
    • PFA Players’ Young Player of the Year (Female): Laura James
    • PFA Merit Award: Ian Wright PFA
    • PFA Team of the Year: Aaron Ramsdale, John Stones, Ruben Dias, William Saliba, Kieran Trippier, Kevin de Bruyne, Rodri, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane, Erling Haaland.
  • Nigerian artiste, Davido billed to perform at PFA Awards

    Nigerian artiste, Davido billed to perform at PFA Awards

    Nigerian Afrobeat artiste, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido is set to perform at the forthcoming Professional Footballers’ Association Awards, PFA in England.

    The event will take place at the Lowry Theatre, Manchester, on Tuesday, August 29th.

    The Assurance crooner took to his X page to announce it.

    Davido’s Tweet reads “Ballers. Are you ready? We are bringing some TIMELESS vibes to you at the 50th PFA AWARDS in Manchester on the 29th of August. Let’s have an unforgettable night.”

    The PFA is the union for professional association football players in England and Wales, with more than 5,000 members across the divisional levels.

    Davido had on December 18, 2022, performed at the closing ceremony of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

  • Alexander-Arnold wins PFA Player of the Month award

    Alexander-Arnold wins PFA Player of the Month award

    Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has been named the PFA Fans’ Player of the Month for January.

    The England right-back helped his side tally seven points in the division.

    He beat Jarrod Bowen, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Harrison, Joao Moutinho and James Ward-Prowse to win to the award.

    Votes were collated in an online poll of supporters.

  • Man City whizkid named PFA Young Player of the Year

    Man City whizkid named PFA Young Player of the Year

    Manchester City whizkid Phil Foden has been named young player of the year by the Professional Footballers’ Association.

    The England forward had been nominated for both player of the year and young player of the year awards.

    He scored 16 goals in 50 appearances for City in all competitions this season.

    “I’m really honoured,” Foden said.

    “There have been some great players in the past that have won it and I feel really lucky to win it because there have been so many great young talents this year. It’s a special moment.”

  • Chelsea reacts to Hazard’s snub from PFA Team of the Year

    Chelsea reacts to Hazard’s snub from PFA Team of the Year

    Chelsea have reacted to the omission of their playmaker, Eden Hazard, from this year’s PFA Team of the Year.

    The PFA Team of the Year was released on Thursday morning and Hazard was omitted in the side which is dominated by Liverpool and Manchester City players.

    Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba was the only non-Liverpool or Manchester City player to make the PFA Team of the Year.

    Others includes; Virgil van Dijk, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Sadio Mane, Bernardo Silva, Fernandiho, Alexander Arnold, Van Dijk, Laporte, Robertson and Ederson.

    Reacting, Chelsea, in a statement through their official website on Thursday afternoon, said: “Eden Hazard did make the six-man shortlist for the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award which was announced at the weekend, yet he has not been named in the PFA Premier League Team of Year for 2018/19 which was unveiled this morning.

    “Our no.10 is enjoying an outstanding season full of eye-catching moments and his non-selection is being widely described as a surprise omission. Certainly his headline statistics from the current season cannot have counted against him when the votes were cast.

    “Hazard is enjoying his best Premier League campaign to date when it comes to goals and assists combined, and indeed he tops the table for that total across the all the players at all 20 clubs.

    “One more goal in the remaining three matches and he will have surpassed his 16 scored in the league in 2016/17. His 13 assists is already two greater than his best previous Premier League tally, which came in his first season here in 2012/13.”

  • Man City, Liverpool dominate PFA team of the year

    English Premier League (EPL) defending champions Manchester City dominated the Professional Footballers’ Association’s (PFA) Team of the Year announced on Thursday, claiming six out of 11 spots.

    Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson, forwards Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero, midfielders Bernardo Silva and Fernandinho, and centre back Aymeric Laporte were all named in the side, which also had four players from Liverpool.

    The 2018/2019 EPL leaders are a point ahead of Liverpool in the race for the title, with both teams having three games left to play.

    Liverpool dominated the defensive positions with centre back Virgil van Dijk joined by full backs Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold in the side and Sadio Mane named as a forward.

    Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was the only player not from either Manchester City or Liverpool to be named in the team.

  • Five City players, Salah, Da Gea makes PFA Premier League team of the year

    The newly-crowned league champions, Manchester City are the main force in the best Premier League XI this season, with Tottenham Hotspur well represented as well.
    Few people will be surprised to see Manchester City dominate the PFA Premier League Team of the Year by having five players named.

    City Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Nicolas Otamendi and Kyle Walker are the five newly-crowned English champions included in the XI due to their impressive performances for a side sitting 16 points clear at the top of the table with five games to go.

    Despite Pep Guardiola’s team’s dominance of the league, there are more star-studded names throughout the squad.

    Tottenham Hotspur are the next best represented side as star striker Harry Kane takes the centre-forward role, with Christian Eriksen and Jan Vertonghen also included.

    Although still sitting second and third in the league, Manchester United and Liverpool only have one star each in the squad, with David de Gea taking his place between the posts and 30-goal hero Mohamed Salah adding to a mouth-watering attack.

    Amid their poor title defence, Chelsea also saw one player named in the side, with Marcos Alonso earning praise for his impressive work on the left side.

    Goal.com