Manchester City's Rúben Dias has been voted the Football Writers' Association men's footballer of the year, becoming the first defender to win the award since Liverpool's Steve Nicol in 1989.
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Having joined from Portuguese side Benfica before the 2020-21 season, Dias enjoyed an incredible debut campaign at City and formed an excellent partnership with England international John Stones at the heart of defence, which laid the foundation for the club to win Premier League and League Cup this season, and also reach the Champions League final.
Dias was a comfortable winner ahead of Tottenham forward Harry Kane and City teammate Kevin De Bruyne. Overall, nine City players received votes which accounted for more than 50% of the total votes cast.
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