Jordan Henderson voted player of year in England by soccer writers

Jordan Henderson was voted player of the year by soccer writers on Friday after captaining Liverpool to its first English league title in 30 years and also playing a leading role in raising money for Britain’s health service during the coronavirus pandemic.

Henderson beat Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne to the award by the Football Writers’ Association.

“As grateful as I am, I don’t feel like I can accept this on my own,” said the central midfielder, who lifted the Premier League trophy on Wednesday. “I don’t feel like anything I’ve achieved this season or in fact during my whole career has been done on my own.

“I owe a lot to so many different people but none more so than my current teammates, who have just been incredible and deserve this every bit as much as I do.”

Jordan Henderson. Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year.

Captain of the champions of England, Europe and the World.

Well deserved, skipper ✊ pic.twitter.com/yA4uxUmzlO

— Liverpool FC (Premier League Champions 🏆) (@LFC) July 24, 2020

Congratulations to Jordan Henderson. He’s ticked every box the FWA look for: shouting and pointing, looking really passionate, giving very serious interviews, carrying a strong redemption narrative, while also being an England international. Bravo.

— Rob Brown (@robbro7) July 24, 2020