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Haaland and Kerr win Football Writers’ Association player of the year awards

12-May-2023 10:02:24 | The Guardian

• Haaland is fourth player to win award in debut season
• Kerr takes accolade for second successive campaign

Erling Haaland and Sam Kerr have been voted the men’s and women’s Football Writers’ Association’s Footballers of the Year, respectively.

Kerr, the Chelsea forward, claims the award for a second successive season, while Haaland, the Manchester City striker, is only the fourth player to win it in a debut campaign, doing so with a record 82% of the vote.