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Mohamed Salah Wins FWA Footballer of the Year for Third Time, Equalling Thierry Henry's Record; Alessia Russo Takes Women's Award

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Updated May 9, 2025, 06:49 PM

Mohamed Salah has been named the Football Writers' Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year for the third time, equalling the record held by Thierry Henry. The Liverpool and Egypt forward secured the award after a stellar season in which he scored 28 goals and provided 18 assists in the Premier League, contributing significantly to Liverpool's record-equalling 20th English title. Salah's performance broke the record for the most goal involvements in a 38-game Premier League campaign as Arne Slot's side clinched their first title since 2020. Salah received nearly 90% of the votes from over 900 FWA members, marking the biggest winning margin this century. His Liverpool teammate Virgil van Dijk finished second, followed by Newcastle's Alexander Isak in third and Arsenal's Declan Rice in fourth place. Salah, who previously won the award in 2018 and 2022, recently signed a new two-year contract to stay at Anfield until 2027, positioning Liverpool as favorites to win a record 21st title next season. In the women's category, Arsenal's Alessia Russo was awarded the FWA Women's Footballer of the Year, surpassing last year's winner Khadija Shaw of Manchester City. Russo's performance included 12 goals in the Women's Super League and seven in the Champions League, helping Arsenal reach the final against Barcelona in Lisbon on May 24. She was one of 36 players to receive a vote for the award, with 39 players receiving votes overall, indicating the growing interest in women's football. Russo, who scored alongside Bunny Shaw in the WSL, becomes the second Arsenal player to win the award after Vivianne Miedema in 2020. Both Salah and Russo will receive their trophies at the Footballer of the Year dinner on May 22 at the Landmark London.

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A new achievement that strengthens his position among football legends. Egyptian star Mohamed Salah was crowned the best player award in the English Premier League for the year 2025, presented by the English Football Critics Association. Thus, he becomes the second player in the history of the competition to achieve this achievement 3 times, along with the Frenchman Thierry Henry. More from https://t.co/7mK8U5BxWc

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BEST PLAYER IN THE PREMIER 🥇 With 90% of the votes, the highest percentage of the century, Mohamed Salah was voted the best player in the Premier League in the 2024/25 season. He won the election of the FWA, the Association of British Sports Journalists. In the Premier League this season, https://t.co/vpF0g8hpsF