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Liverpool's Salah wins FWA Footballer of the Year

According to the BBC, this is the third time the Egyptian forward has won the award, tying with Arsenal legend Thierry Henry for the most. This comes after Salah helped Liverpool win the Premier League title.

Salah and Russo will receive their awards at a ceremony in London on May 22.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted Football Writers' Association men's player of the year for the third time, while Arsenal striker Alessia Russo won the women's award.

Salah, the second player to claim the award three times after former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, leads the Premier League scoring chart with 28 goals this season, helping Liverpool win their second league title since he joined in 2017.

Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah has been named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.

Salah, 32, received more than 90% of the votes from the Football Writers' Association's 900 members

Source: AFP / REUTERS

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