Nominees Announced For 2014 PFA Player of the Year Award

The nominees have been announced for the PFA Player of the Year award. Out of the six nominees for PFA Player of the Year, three of them are Liverpool footballers (Steven Gerrard, Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez). The Anfield club also got the most number of players nominated for PFA Young Player of the Year with two footballers named (Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge).

Each member of the Professional Footballers Association votes for two players. Former football Teddy Sheringham described the award as “the biggest personal award you can get in the game,” while John Terry considers it “the ultimate accolade to be voted for by your fellow professionals whom you play against week-in and week-out.”

Full list of nominees for PFA Awards 2013-14:

Men’s Players’ Player

Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Adam Lallana (Southampton)
Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool)
Luis Suarez (Liverpool)
Yaya Toure (Manchester City)
 
Men’s Young Player

Ross Barkley (Everton)
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal)
Luke Shaw (Southampton)
Raheem Sterling (Liverpool)
Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool)

PFA Chief Executive Gordon Taylor said: “These Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in football and looking at this year’s nominations it is clear that this has been an incredibly competitive year.

“Each of the six men nominated for the Players’ Award could expect to be recognised by their fellow professionals, as they have each had a superb season individually and played significant roles in the success of their clubs this year.

“The quality of the Young Player nominations is a cause for real celebration. There are some extremely talented players coming through at the highest level of our domestic game and four of the six nominees already play for England, with Aaron Ramsey a stalwart of the Welsh national side.”

The winners will be announced on April 27.