Liverpool’s Mo Salah voted Soccer Writers’ Participant of the 12 months

Mohamed Salah received the Soccer Writers’ Affiliation Participant of the 12 months award for the third time on Friday after inspiring Liverpool’s march to a record-equalling twentieth English title.

Salah earned the prize after scoring 28 objectives and producing 18 assists for Liverpool within the Premier League this season.

The Egypt ahead broke the report for essentially the most objective involvements in a 38-game Premier League marketing campaign as Arne Slot’s facet romped to their first title since 2020.

Salah secured virtually 90 p.c of the soccer writers’ votes, marking the most important successful margin this century.

Ended hypothesis

Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk got here second within the contest, with Newcastle striker Alexander Isak third and Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice fourth.

Salah, who was beforehand given the award in 2017-18 and 2021-22, is now stage with former Arsenal ahead Thierry Henry as the one gamers to win it 3 times.

The 32-year-old just lately ended hypothesis over his future by signing a brand new two-year contract to remain at Anfield till 2027.

Mo Salah’s determination to decide to Liverpool will make them favourites to win a report twenty first title subsequent season as they give the impression of being to maneuver forward of Manchester United as England’s most profitable top-flight membership.

Alessia Russo turned the second Arsenal participant to land the ladies’s award because the striker completed forward of final 12 months’s winner Khadija Shaw.

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By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse