OFFICIAL: Man City's Ruben Dias has been crowned the 2020-21 FWA Footballer
The Manchester City defender, who was signed from Benfica for £64million last summer, has established himself as arguably the top centre back in the division and helped Pep Guardiola's side regain the title in style earlier this month.
Dias received the most votes from FWA members and beat the likes of Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes, Tottenham striker Harry Kane and team-mate Kevin De Bruyne to the prestigious award.
As well as playing an integral role in their Premier League triumph, Dias also starred as City won the Carabao Cup and reached next week's Champions League final.
The 24-year-old has enjoyed an outstanding debut season in England, playing 48 times in all competitions and scoring once.
His rock solid partnership with John Stones proved key as Guardiola's men recovered from a disappointing 2019-20 campaign to win the Premier League title, with Dias keeping 14 clean sheets in 31 appearances so far.
FWA chair Carrie Brown said: 'Ruben Dias turned heads soon after his arrival in Manchester, a 23- year-old belying his age with fortitude, steel, a relentless drive for perfection and an almost superhuman ability to read and anticipate phases of play.
'This, while commendable, would not alone qualify a player to win the FWA Footballer of the Year award. One of our founding members, Charles Buchan, prescribed the award to recognise and celebrate a player who 'by precept and example' is considered to be the footballer of the year.
'Pep Guardiola improves players, shapes them but at no point, has a new signing arrived into one of Pep's already trophy-laden teams and exerted such influence.
'Dias has demanded the highest standards which have resulted in the swiftest of upturns in fortune not solely for Dias himself, but team-mates to his left, right, front and centre.
'Ruben Dias is our Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year for his leadership on and off the pitch as much as for the infectious joy he derives from executing the art of defending to perfection.
'I wonder if it is quite poignant that, in a time when so many find their backs against the wall, there is heart to be taken from the joy Dias exudes in standing firm and quelling the storm.
'Perhaps, in this of all seasons, Dias is the leader we all need.'
Najiib72
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Waiting more from Dias wall this Euro and will deserve more and more🔥 fire
Mohammed_Sh
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love for palestine❤
lazychild
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to be honest, even im a man utd fans, i really think dias is the best defender in EPL.. even better than van dijk..that is because dias always throw his body to block the shot or try to stop open attack or shot at the goal.. whereas many think van dijk is much better than dias which i don think he is.. van dijk always push partner to block the shot or opponents attack.. thats the reason why no one success run through van dijk because he don throw his body to defence
dougiefresh
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stop posting such content on a goddamn football app, absolutely sick
I agree this is ALL FOOTBALL not politics
Vuzbektyz
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brother do you know how many rockets hamas and palestinian militants fired on the Israeli cities? if Israel would not destroy those missiles with their iron dome techonology there would have been more deaths in Israel. so stop posting without knowing. and for innocence of Palestinians, read the bible and the history besides bible too, both will tell you that the ancestors of Palestinians(philistines) and the Arabs have attacked and destroyed Jerusalem multiple times and Palestinians ruled Jerusalem for 400 before 1917, and during all that time they massacred and killed Jews Israelis. around the world too, Muslims have massacred and killed and still doing the same. check history, mughals, Persians, ottomans, arab sultans, talibans, al qaida, Al shabab, jamat ud dawa, hamas since 1967 has been doing things at gaza. even your beloved prophet fought wars, and killed thousands accompanied by his followers and sahabas.
Vuzbektyz
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and you love Palestine because are a Muslim. and that is your choice bro. I respect that. but dont keep saying on social platforms that they are the only innocent people. more than 1800 rockets were fired on israel last one month. Turkey malaysia pakistan indonesia wants to send their army to fight against israel. so many Muslim countries against one jew country? is Islam so weak? even in 1967 there were 6 Muslim countries tires against israel, 6 days war. but still couldn't destroy israel. now you are claiming that Muslims and Palestinians are innocent. your basic teaching in quran and hadiths is to kill and destroy Jews because they are enemies. in the middle east region, every country is Muslim, but only one israel stands against all of them. believe it or not, God promised them that land, and that they will stand taller than everyone. so that israel is situated right between muslims,but they can't do anything. it will remain like this, because God never forgets His promises. this is why christians also don't speak against israel. because they know what God has promised, and if israel does something wrong, God will hold it against them Himself. Muslims don't have the right to decide about the punishments.
Bryankahiga
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God bless Israel...no weapon fashioned against Israel shall prosper
elvisyayo
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What’s up with Palestine bro.. I bet if you moslem as*holes were winning in the fight against Christians y’all would be celebrating now so f*ck y’all mfks.. y’all foe foe gon die till y’all mfks learn somtin
sewdmnptu
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israel is love .....
dougiefresh
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enough of you and that go to the UN
NJ1011
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Waiting more from Dias wall this Euro and will deserve more and more🔥 fire
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so jealous of mc why didn't rm didn't buy him the needed a defender like him a wall congrats 👏 mc 😂😂
IamShahzadFaiz
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Why no one care palestine because everyone afraid of hypocrites israel
elvisyayo
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Wtf r u saying? Tell me which history said Muslim win against Christian we ever celebrate like u told? Even when salahuddin Al ayubi win against palestin last time, we never massacre like Christian did when win against Muslim, btw, I don't know why Christian support this zionist Jews, don't u know your lovely jesus has been killed or crusified by the Jews? Don't u read ur bible? Madapaka
I read my bible and it teaches me to defend myself and not allowed myself to wait and be killed by your shitty religion fanatics like a chicken.. y’all forcing your religion on Everyone in the world.. Y’all are killers mfks... everywhere in the world even in Nigeria 🇳🇬.. y’all are problems to others, killing at will.. f*ck all y’all mfks..
Totlopstuy
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Get a life... this is for football....
Vuzbektyz
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a wise man👏👏👏
Jerusalem has been attacked 52 times in the history, and Muslims captured it multiple times. you think that happened peacefully? you love Hitler because he killed 5 million Jews in the holocaust, because Muslims always take Israel as their enemies because its written in quran that they are enemies. but the bible tells that Israel will stand taller than every other nation. because its the chosen and the most favoured one by God. so keep trying Muslims, keep hating. nothing will change for you guys. also when you guys kill, and destroy that is legal, all your sultans and Kings and caliphs have done that. Still your religious groups perform jihad around the world and they kill freely after saying Allah ho akbaar. but if you are answered in the same way, you act like you guys are the most depressed and innocent nation. check your history again, it's full of blood. Islam was spread with sword, by killing everyone on the Arab tribes, who ever didn't belive was killed. After the third caliph you guys moved on killing into Europe and Persian region. everyone considers themselves innocent when someone stronger hits them.
Nisabdeou
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I am hindu , from gujrat. & I stand with free palestine.