Liverpool ahead Mohamed Salah has been named the Soccer Writers Affiliation Footballer of the 12 months for 2022.Â
Salah has crushed Manchester Metropolis’s Kevin De Bruyne after getting 48% of the votes with the Belgian ending second and West Ham’s Declan Rice in third. Salah has now gained the award twice having beforehand gained the award again in 2018.
Chelsea Ladies striker Sam Kerr has additionally claimed the primary Ladies’s Footballer of the 12 months prize which was open to voting.Â
“Each Mo and Sam have been excellent this season, breaking information for each membership and nation. In addition to their performances on the pitch, they’re leaders and standard-bearers of excellence at their golf equipment and respective leagues,” FWA chair Carrie Brown mentioned.
“The very fact they’ve gained by such convincing margins underlines simply how spectacular they’ve been this season which has been acknowledged by our members.”
Salah and Kerr are set to obtain their awards on the Footballer of the 12 months dinner in London on Could 5.
Nicely-deserved, @MoSalah â€
â Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 29, 2022