Gareth Bale has been named Player of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association, beating Robin van Persie and Juan Mata to the award. It’s Bale’s third award this season after recently winning the PFA Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year awards.
There were also a wide range of votes for the likes of Everton defender Leighton Baines, Pablo Zabaleta of Manchester City, Swansea forward Michu, Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick and Southampton frontman Rickie Lambert,” said a report.
Luis Suarez received just one vote.
What are your feelings regarding Gareth Bale receiving the award, and whether Robin van Persie or another footballer deserved it instead? Post your opinions in the comments section below.
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- Gareth Bale has been been named Footballer of the Year by the FWA — Sky Sports
- Wigan could be relegated hours before the play in the FA Cup final — The Mail
- Stuart Hall has admitted indecently assaulting 14 girls, the youngest being aged just nine — Express
- Xabi Alonso could follow Jose Mourinho to Chelsea in ‘cheap’ deal — The Independent
- Liverpool will pay tribute to Everton for support over Hillsborough with Kop mosaic — Mail
- Liverpool’s chief commercial officer outlines the importance of pre-season tours — SportsPro
- Manchester United posted a record third-quarter turnover of £91.7million — The Independent
- Sir Alex Ferguson not concerned at Danny Welbeck’s lack of goals — The Guardian
- The true story of the stranger who told Fergie the title was won — BBC Sport
- Wilfried Bony has confirmed he wants to move to the Premier League again — The Mail
- Brendan Rodgers insists he has the final say over transfers, not club’s panel — Telehgraph
- Setanta Sports retains Saturday Premier League action in Ireland — SportsPro
- Lionel Messi was not injured but didn’t feature for fear of getting injured — Evening Standard
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they should have given it to Suarez. that surely would have brought them a lot of attention. he’s the one that gave them most to write about.
I thought Carrick might have got this one as he had a brilliant season for us. I understand fans of other clubs not rating him but the majority of Utd fans know how vital he is for our team each week.
I guess it was to much to expect football journalists to see what a great player he was this season, then again these are the same people who said David DeGea wasn’t good enough for Utd.
Congratulations to Bale on a good season hopefully spurs get that 4th spot instead of the Russians rent boys.
Objectively Suarez was player of the year based on the numbers up until the “incident”. But Bale was certainly is important to Spur’s vying for a CL spot. As a LFC supporter, I can’t say it’s surprising, nor am I perplexed or indignant about it. Subjectively and based somewhat on his contributions Bale deserves the accolades. BUT it is amusing that a player who dives and niggles at defenders just as much as Luis isn’t branded a “cheat” by the press, he’s viewed as “clever” and a “fighter”.
What numbers is that?