Phil Foden 23, Manchester City won the 2023/24 Football Journalists' Association FWA Player of the Year award.

 

Manchester City hereinafter referred to as Manchester City announced on its official website on the 3rd that "Foden has been selected as the FWA Player of the Year," adding, "He won more than 42% of the votes in more than 800 FWA membership votes, overwhelmingly beating Declan Rice Arnall and fellow Rodri."

 

The FWA Player of the Year award is the second most prestigious trophy after the PFA Player of the Year award. Foden will be the seventh Manchester City player to receive the award, following Don Levy 1954/55, Bert Trautman 1955/56, Tony Book 1968/69, Raheem Sterling 2018/19, Hoobeng Diaz 2020/21, and Erling Holan 2022/23.

 

As the women's category was also won by Bernie Shaw of the Women's Team, Manchester City faced a "double slope."

 

Some questioned Foden's award this season. In particular, Foden's teammate Rodri finished third in the vote, causing considerable controversy.

 

Local fans expressed various reactions on social media, such as "Foden deserved it," "Still, Rodri deserved it," and "Maybe Manchester City players were nominated and the votes were divided."

 

Foden, who is one of the few youth teams in Manchester City's first division and symbolizes the "fundament of the club," entered his eighth year of debut this year. Manchester City alone has scored 84 goals and 51 assists in 265 matches, and has led the team to win many major competitions including one UEFA Champions League and five Premier League matches, making his team the strongest in Europe.

 

Manchester City, where Foden has taken the lead in attack amid Holan's recent slump, is fiercely competing with Arsenal to win the Premier League. As of now, it has 24 wins, 7 draws, 3 losses and 79 points from 34 matches, and is only one point away from Arsenal, who played one more match, which would lead to an unprecedented four-game losing streak in the Premier League if it wins all the remaining matches.    안전 토토사이트