FWA Footballer of the Year FWA Footballer of the Year The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year (often called the FWA Footballer of the Year, or in England simply the Footballer of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in English football. The award has been presented since the 1947–48 season, when the inaugural winner was Blackpool winger Stanley Matthews. The latest winner of the award as of 2017–18 is Mohamed Salah of Liverpool. Eight players have won the award on more than one occasion, the most recent being Cristiano
Footballer of the Year of Argentina Footballer of the Year of Argentina The Footballer of the Year of Argentina (in Spanish: "Olimpia de Plata al Mejor Futbolista", that literally translates to "Silver Olimpia to the Best Footballer) is a yearly award given by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle ("Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos de la República Argentina") as one of the Olimpia Awards, the most important sports award in Argentina. The "Olimpia" is awarded in the sport of association football (a.k.a. soccer), and, since 2008, is shared by the best player of the local league (who wins the "Olimpia de Plata al Fútbol Local") and the best