Belgian Kevin de Bruyne, Manchester City midfielder, was chosen for the second time in a row as Premier Player of the Year by the Professional Footballers Association (PFA).
Joining De Bruyne were nominated Harry Kane (Tottenham) and his teammates Bruno Fernandes, Ilkay Gundogan, Ruben Dias and Phil Foden, who won the best youngster award.
The Belgian was the winner of this award last season and is the first to repeat himself since the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo achieved it in the 2006/07 and 2007/08 campaigns when he was playing for Manchester United.
“You always want to win all competitions as a team. It is more important than an individual award, but being chosen by your rivals, by players with whom you compete every year says a lot, “said De Bruyne, key in the City league title and not in the Champions League final. He was able to finish the game after suffering a broken nose and left eye socket when he collided with the German Antonio Rudiger.
The best player of the year was named Fran Kirby of Chelsea for the second time. He already did it in 2018, which equals Lucy Bronze. EFE (HN)