Mohamed Salah has won the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) award for men’s footballer of 2024-25 by a historic margin, as Alessia Russo won the women’s award.

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been named as Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year for 2024/25.Salah has been named winner of the prestigious accolade for a record-equalling third

Salah is on the second player to win a hat-trick of awards from the Football Writers’ Association, joining Arsenal legend Thierry Henry on three wins. Salah won with 90 per cent of the vote, which the FWA said was the biggest winning margin this century.