Manchester City midfielder Phil Fontaine has retained his PFA Young Player of the Year award, with club striker Lauren Hep being named the Young Player of the Year for the third consecutive season. Salah topped the poll, which was voted on by PFA members, ahead of Kevin De Bruyne, who had won the previous two years and was an integral part of the City team that beat Liverpool in the Premier League by one point. . Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo and Tottenham striker Harry Kane were also included in the list, along with Salah’s Liverpool team-mates Virgil Van Dyke and Santo Mane. This is Salah’s second trophy of the year, having previously won in 2018. This season he helped Jürgen Klopp’s team win the Carabao and the FA Cup and reach the Champions League final, where they lost to Real Madrid. . The Egyptian international Salah, who finished as the Premier League top scorer alongside Tottenham’s Son Heung-min with 23 goals, was named PFA Player of the Year in a virtual ceremony on Thursday. “It’s a great honor to win a trophy, individual or team, and that’s big, so very happy and very proud of it,” said Salah, who was also voted the best men footballer by the Writers Writers Guild. “This is very good to win, especially because it is voted by players. It shows you that you have worked very hard and you get what you worked for. I have my room with trophies in a closet and made sure I have another room for one more. I always keep space and just try to imagine that the trophies will come “. Phil Foden and Lauren Hemp Kerr scored 20 goals for Chelsea to become the top scorer in the English Women’s Super League, helping Emma Hayes’s home team win the home double after Manchester City won the FA Cup final. “It’s a huge honor every time you vote for your classmates. “I think this is the highest honor as a player, so it’s an amazing feeling,” said Kerr, who was also named the FWA’s best female footballer. Arsenal’s Dutch striker Vivian Midema and Gunners team-mate Kim Little were also shortlisted for the PFA along with Manchester City’s Alex Greenwood and Hep as well as Chelsea’s Pernil Harder. Fontaine, 22, topped the list for the Young England Player of the Year award. Also on the receiving end were Arsenal Bukayo Saka and Emil Smith Rowe, Conor Gallagher, who spent the season on loan at Crystal Palace from Chelsea, Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsay and full-back Jay Chel. “It’s really my honor to be honest, especially to keep winning it, it shows that I have come a long way this year with the consistency of my game,” Foden said. “I hope to be able to win the top prize in the future, but all I need to do is take small steps and improve.” Quick guide
PFA teams of the year
projection PFA Men’s Team of the Year: Alisson (Liverpool), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), João Cancelo (Manchester City), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Thiago Alcântara (Liverpool), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Santo Mane (Liverpool) The PFA Women’s Team of the Year: Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea), Ona Batlle (Manchester United), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Millie Bright (Chelsea), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Kim Little (Arsenal), Caroline Weir (Manchester City), Guro Reiten ( Chelsea), Vivian Midema (Arsenal), Sam Kerr (Chelsea), Lauren Hep (Manchester City) Thank you for your response. Hemp, meanwhile, is the first person to win the PFA Award for New Player of the Year four times. Chelsea forward Lauren James, Norwegian Arsenal star Frida Maanum, Tottenham striker Jessica Naz, Manchester United forward Ella Toon and Brighton Mayte Bryton’s left-back. “It’s an honor to take it again. “I am especially thinking about being voted by players I have played with and faced,” said 21-year-old Heb. “I consider many of them role models and that is why I am honored to be chosen. “I will continue to work hard to make sure I continue on the right path.” The PFA 2022 was awarded to two former England coaches, with Roy Hodgson and Hope Powell recognized for their outstanding contributions to football. “Unfortunately I have never won a trophy as a player, so it is nice to have my professional colleagues recognize me. “He will be proud,” said Hodgson, 74, who left his role at Watford at the end of the season to take over in January. Powell, who is Brighton’s women manager, added: “I feel lucky and blessed to be in the game after so many years.”
