Haaland wins the Football Writers’ Association award

Erling Haaland (Manchester City) and Sam Kerr (Chelsea) triumphed with the men’s and women’s footballer of the year.

Erling Haaland received 82% of the votes for the FWA Footballer of the Year, the biggest margin in Premier League history ? pic.twitter.com/eYmrgw5cZJ

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Erling has 51 goals in all competitions till today in his debut season for the Sky Blues.

The Norwegian netted 35 goals in the Premier League as he topped the record for most goals in a single campaign.

Kerr is the 1^st player to get home the Women’s Footballer of the Year award in straight years.

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The Australian Blues striker has 26 goals in 34 matches in the current season, as 10 of them she scored in the Women’s Super League.

Haaland won the prestigious award with over 80% of the vote, as Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard (both Arsenal players) were the other players in the top 3.

(1) Haaland
(2) Saka
(3) Ødegaard
(4) De Bruyne
(5) Rashford

Erling Haaland won the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award with the largest share of votes since the Premier League era started (82%) ? pic.twitter.com/wYvSu581FE

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