anchester City’s Phil Foden has been named Footballer of the Year by the English Soccer Writers’ Affiliation, with the membership’s Khadija Shaw scooping the ladies’s award.
England attacking midfielder Foden joins a list of well-known names together with Stanley Matthews, Bobby Charlton, George Best and Kenny Dalglish.
Foden is the third City player in the past 4 years to win football’s oldest individual award, following Ruben Dias in 2021 and Erling Haaland last year.
The 23-year-old Foden acquired 42 % of the votes, heading off competitors from Arsenal’s Declan Rice and his teammate Rodri, who got here third in a poll of the FWA’s close to 900-strong membership.
Foden has scored 24 goals this season as Pep Guardiola’s City chase a Premier League and FA Cup double.
“Being named the Football Writers’ Association footballer of the year is a huge honour,” stated Foden. “I’m very, very comfortable to obtain this award however I couldn’t have achieved it with out the assistance of my teammates.”
Guardiola praised his participant however stated he might get even higher.
“The impression within the last third is admittedly good, the work ethic,” he stated. “Yearly, because of the number of games he’s taking part in, the minutes he’s taking part in, he’s more mature and he understands the sport however he has to continue. He’s still young.”
“Is determined by him, simple as that,” Guardiola added. “I promise you, it depends upon him. Mentality, need more, do it once more, do it once more, be higher on this division, I’ll dwell 24 hours for my game and for my profession. It depends on him, like all of the players.”
Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, who has scored 21 goals within the Ladies’s Super League, pipped Chelsea’s Lauren James, with the 2 taking a mixed 80 % of the vote.
Shaw, a Jamaican international will miss City’s last two video games of the Ladies’s Tremendous League season with a foot damage however is nearly sure to complete because the top-scorer within the WSL as Gareth Taylor’s aspect shut in on the title.
“I’m very proud and privileged to have acquired this award and to be recognised on this approach is a particular honour,” stated Shaw, 27.
“I wish to additionally thank all of my teammates. They supply me with the chance to attain targets and I couldn’t have gained this award with out them.”
