On May 20, Beijing time, according to official news, Díaz was elected the best player in the Premier League voted by the English Football Journalists Association (FWA). He is also the first defender to win the award in 32 years.
The English Football Journalists Association Footballer of the Year, abbreviated as "England FWA Footballer of the Year", is an award selected by the English Football Journalists Association to recognize "players who have made outstanding contributions to football on and off the pitch", and like the official best of the Premier League and the best gold content of the players' union (pfa), the English football industry awards these three best player awards every year.
FWA's players who have been elected for the last decade:
10/11 Parker (West Ham)
11/12 Season Van Persie (Arsenal)
12/13 Season Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
13/14 Suarez (Liverpool)
14/15 Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
15/16 Vardy (Leicester City)
16/17 Kante (Chelsea)
17/18 Salah (Liverpool)
18/19 Sterling (Manchester City)
19/20 Henderson (Liverpool)