Tottenham Hospur player Gareth Bale has been named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the years. Thr 23 year old Wales international adds the writers' prize to the PFA player of the year and young player of the year award he won last week.
Bale has scored 19 goals in 29 Premier Leagues appearances this season. Manchester united's Robin van Persie ''winner last year with Arsenal'', was the second and Chelsea Juan Mata made the third spot.
Bale has helped Spurs reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League and maintain a challenge for a top-four place in the Premier League, manaeger Andre-Villas-Boas believes the former Southampton man will stay at White Hart Lane even if the club misses out on a place in next season's Champions League.
''The information that i have from the club is that the player is here to remain, independent of the objectives of Champions League qualification being achieved or not,''said Villas-Boas.
''I would be extremely surprised if he left.
''We understand that the more awards the more recognition the player will have, the more media attention, but the club has to move forward by holding onto its best players.''
Bale, who took 53% of the votes, said: ''it is a huge honour to receive the Footballer of the year award from the Football Writers' Association.
''It means a lot to win this award when you consider the number of playrs that have been outstanding for their clubs in the Premier League this season.''
Bale becomes the first Spurs player to win the award since David Ginola in 1999 and the first Welshman since goalkeeper Neville Southall in 1985.
''I have been very fortunate to be playing in such a fantastic team and i woe a lot to my team-mates and ,obviously, the manager who has shown such faith in me,'' Bale continued.
''This award has ben won in the past by some of the grestest names in football and i consider it a privilege that the FWA has selected me to be named alongside them.''
Bale is the 15th man to win the PFA and FWA award in the same season, with former Arsenal record breaker and history maker striker Thierry Henry and ex-Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo completing the double twice.
Ronaldo's success in 2007 is the only other occasion when the same player has won the FWA and both the PFA player and young player of the year awards. Bale receive the award which was first presented to Blackpool's Stanley matthews in 1948, at a dinner in London on 9 May.
Last night According to the Chairman of the FWA Andy Dunn, chief sports writer for the Sunday Mirror said:'' He is a player who is rising inexorably towards the rarefird leves of world stars such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo....I personally agree with that.
''Twice the PFA player of the year and now, two months before his 24th birthday, the FWA Footballer of the Year. Let's all hope he lights up the Premier League for many seasons to come.''
Previous winners
- 2003: Thierry Henry
- 2004: Thierry Henry
- 2005: Frank Lampard
- 2006: Thierry Henry
- 2007: Cristiano Ronaldo
- 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo
- 2009: Steven Gerrard
- 2010: Wayne Rooney
- 2011: Scott Parker
- 2012: Robin van Persie
PFA/FWA double winners
- 1980: Terry McDermott
- 1983: Kenny Dalglish
- 1984: Ian Rush
- 1986: Gary Lineker
- 1987: Clive Allen
- 1988: John Barnes
- 1998: Dennis Bergkamp
- 1999: David Ginola
- 2000: Roy Keane
- 2001: Teddy Sheringham
- 2003: Thierry Henry
- 2004: Thierry Henry
- 2007: Cristiano Ronaldo
- 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo
- 2010: Wayne Rooney
- 2011: Robin van Persie
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