Salah And Russo Win Football Writers' Awards

Liverpool guardant Mohamed Salah and Arsenal striker Alessia Russo person won nan Football Writers' Association awards for men's and women's subordinate of nan season.

Salah has scored 28 goals and provided 18 assists to thief Liverpool triumph nan Premier League title, breaking nan grounds for nan astir extremity involvements successful a azygous 38-game Premier League campaign.

The Egyptian besides scored 3 goals and provided 4 assists arsenic Liverpool reached nan past 16 of nan Champions League.

Last period nan 32-year-old signed a caller two-year statement to enactment astatine Anfield until 2027.

Salah won 90% of nan votes formed by complete 900 FWA members, marking nan biggest winning separator this century.

Liverpool team-mate Virgil van Dijk came 2nd successful nan vote, pinch Newcastle striker Alexander Isak 3rd and Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice fourth.

Salah joins Thierry Henry arsenic nan only subordinate to triumph nan grant 3 times.

Russo hit past year's victor Khadija Shaw to go nan 2nd Arsenal subordinate to triumph nan prize.

The England striker has scored 12 goals and group up a further 2 successful nan Women's Super League this season, pinch Arsenal 12 points adrift of champions Chelsea pinch 1 crippled remaining.

The 26-year-old has scored 8 goals and provided 2 assists during her side's 14-game tally to nan Women's Champions League final, wherever Arsenal will look holders Barcelona successful Lisbon connected 24 May.

Arsenal team-mate Mariona Caldentey came 3rd successful nan ballot pinch Chelsea defender Millie Bright fourth.