Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted Footballer of the Year by the
Football Writers' Association - adding the award to his PFA Player
and Young Player of the Year accolades last month.
The Reds winger topped the journalists' poll ahead of Chelsea
striker Didier Drogba, while Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes were third
and fourth in the voting.
It has been an incredible season for the 22-year-old winger, and
the award is even more remarkable considering the reaction from the
some fans and the press following England's exit at the hands of
Portugal in the World Cup last summer.
Chairman of the FWA, Paul Hetherington said: "After the events of
last summer at the World Cup, the vote of the Football Writers'
Association shows that what we are all interested in is honouring
the best player in the country.
"There has been no agendas carried over from last summer.
"This was a heavy poll of our members. Cristiano has been a runaway
winner, and deservedly so. We also know we have a player who is
absolutely delighted and honoured to receive this accolade."
Ronaldo will receive the trophy at the FWA Footballer of the Year
dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on May 17.
