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29-04-2019 | 14:00 Football
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Raheem Sterling named Football writers’ association Footballer of the Year

Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has been named the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year 2019. Sterling won with 62% of the vote and 100 votes more than Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, who was officially named PFA Players’ Player of the Year on Sunday evening. City striker Sergio Agüero came third, while Harry Kane (Tottenham), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), Bernardo Silva and David Silva (Manchester City) also received votes from the FWA’s 400 members. Sterling, who has scored 29 goals for club and country so far this season  was also named PFA Young Player of the Year. FWA Chair Carrie Brown said: “Raheem Sterling is a player of style and a man of substance. “More than 70 years ago Charles Buchan, one of the founding fathers of the Footballer Writers’ Association, suggested there be an award presented to the player who by “precept and example” is considered the Footballer of the Year. “Raheem Sterling is an exemplar of the talent and values our founding fathers sought to reward when they established the FWA in 1947. “To have been voted the 2019 Footballer of the Year by our members, and with such an overwhelming majority, clearly acknowledges the contribution from a player over one season but it also recognises the huge impact of Raheem’s courage to challenge preconceptions and fight racism, which will leave a legacy not just for future generations in football but society as a whole. Eyes have been opened, voices found, we are listening and will be at the forefront of the continued drive for equality.”

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