April 29, (THEWILL) – Mohamed Salah of Liverpool has won his second FWA Footballer of the Year title, after previously winning it for the 2017/2018 campaign, while Chelsea striker, Sam Kerr, has won the first Women’s Footballer of the Year award, which was open to public voting.
While the men’s award has been judged by accredited football journalists from the gong’s inception in 1947, the women’s award has been decided by a select committee until this season.
Salah won the men’s award for the 2021/2022 season with 48 percent of the vote, followed by Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and West Ham’s Declan Rice.
Kerr won the women’s award with 40% of the vote, beating off Arsenal’s Vivianne Miedema and Manchester City’s Lauren Hemp.
Carrie Brown, the FWA chair noted: “Both Mo and Sam have been outstanding this season, breaking records for both club and country. As well as their performances on the pitch, they are leaders and standard bearers of excellence at their clubs and respective leagues.
“The fact that they won by such large margins demonstrates how impressive they have been this season, as our members have noted.”
On May 5, Salah and Kerr will be honoured at an FWA banquet.
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