Eurosport - Wed, 13 May 19:17:00 2009
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been voted the 2009 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association.
The 28-year-old England international topped the poll of journalists ahead of Manchester United duo Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney to win the prestigious accolade, which has been running since 1948.
Gerrard, who has led the Reds' challenge to United for the Premier League title, will receive his award at the FWA's gala dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on May 29.
Chairman of the FWA Steve Bates, chief football writer for The People, said: "Steven's performances this season have been of the highest quality.
"His drive and desire have underpinned Liverpool's Premier League title challenge and ensured a tight finish to the season.
"Steven is clearly in his prime and quite rightly rated one of the finest midfield players of his generation, and the FWA are delighted to honour his contribution to club and country."
PA Sport / Eurosport| Match |
|---|
| Arsenal 0 - 0 Atlético Tucumán |
| Match |
|---|
| Lille OSC 4 - 0 Saint-Etienne |
| Toulouse FC 2 - 0 FC Sochaux |
| Match |
|---|
| Chacarita Juniors 0 - 0 Vélez Sársfield |
| Banfield 1 - 0 Tigre |
No upcoming events to take place in the next 24 hours.
Sign up to our free daily newsletter to recieve the latest news straight to your inbox. Make sure you don’t miss a thing.
Sign up now
This site is Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! and Eurosport. All rights reserved.
Notice: We collect personal information on this site. To learn more about how we use your information, see our Privacy Policy.


Comment 265 - 284 of 284
Recently, I discovered a hot place -- T a l l h u b Co m -- where many sexy tall singles who like sports and chatting there. I'm an open minded girl from UK, I also like discuss sports and love with tall guys on it.
he's done some cheating this season, but its the correct choice. congratulations gerrard. its no premier league but at least you can say you've won something. oh by the way, how many premier leagues have liverpool won?. i hear its none.
Actually it took Liverpool 89 years to obtain their 18 titles so lets not go down that road please. Besides the subject in question is Gerrard, from a MU fan and a great lover of this great game GERRARD is the best in the world inhis position.
His private life is not my business, I pay to watch him play football, and todate he has never disgraced the game on the park.
One truly class act.
no matter whats been said...obviously 4-1 lost at home is bitter to swallow. Our main objective this season is to beat the cocky Manshit United. Cups not a priority yet. Just look at it this way, Manshit United took 19 years just to match Liverpool's 18 League Title (provided they can win against Arsenal & struggling Hull). I strongly believe we have the team to take back what is ours. And it will be us for years to come. YNWA is YNWA
You Scousers don't get it, do you? It's the same old drivel, we are getting closer, a few more wins, blah, blah, yawn. We did the double over over United and Chelsea this year so we're almost there, blah, blah, yawn. Do you not realise you won't do the double over United and Chelsea every year. If you lost to United and Chelsea this season you would now be in 5th place, 24 points behind United. So wake up and smell the coffee and stop looking at the premier league through Scouse coloured glasses. The trouble with you Scousers is you think Liverpool are better than they really are. Take out Gerrard and Torres, who obviously both lack ambition otherwise they would join a club who might actually win something!!! Der! then all that is left is a load of average players! Can you not see it? Everyone else can. As for David's comment (30) Mascherano being like Viera or Keane are you serious?Never mind YNWA more like YAWN, YAWN, YAWN
steven gerrard best midfielder in the world
fernando torres should get a award cos he is the best
Funny, the Chairman of the Football writers association is a scouser. Hmm?
Also SG only came 3rd in his own clubs player of the year competion? So what does that tell you?
MEARSE minutes to appear.CYBER @#$%.
georgie best. now shut up.
hgarvey_21, what point of urs did i prove?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
Juliet, U proved my point,LMAO.
hgarvey_21 women know loads about football; what do men know about it? nothin they think they know loads but they should shut up. football is the only game men know about in europe so shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
donneysbeck, clear off with ur stupid scottish lingo, u fool. No-one wants u here. loser
Really ?lol.........Just heard that he is ho-oking up with a nice gi-rl on the inter-esting cl-ub called: ~~~Tall Minle Co M , really ? Sounds it is a famoaus on-line service.
To all of the anti Gerrard posters : -
"SOUR GRAPES MAKE BITTER WINE"
Hope it makes you sick when you drink it!
where is mane.
bnash05, keane is a tramp and a traitor to the people of Ireland. A real scumbag. Anyway, besides that, i dont remember keane scoring many goals, but i do remember him gettin sent off alot and tryin to end a player's career, by his own admition.
question, if you were stevie g's mate and he was getting gollied on by a div. what would you do? stevie never threw a dig. he is a man that personifies good role model for any kid on the block. how is it you think that thug is represenatable for the man who the writers know enough to send a big message to them that want to slate him. he has not raped children in hotel rooms ?
lfcf4ever nice 1 ste.
lots of idiots on this site,well done gerrard!
Please login to post a comment
Not already a Yahoo! user ? Sign up to get a free Yahoo! Account