{"id":1421,"date":"2021-05-20T17:27:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T17:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news25.org\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2021-05-20T17:27:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T17:27:39","slug":"manchester-citys-ruben-dias-named-football-writers-association-mens-footballer-of-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.news25.org\/manchester-citys-ruben-dias-named-football-writers-association-mens-footballer-of-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City’s Ruben Dias named Football Writers’ Association men’s footballer of year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester City defender Ruben Dias has been named men’s footballer of the year by the Football Writers’ Association.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 24-year-old Portugal international was\u00a0<\/span>signed by City for about \u00a365m<\/span>\u00a0from Benfica last summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He has helped the club win the Premier League and Carabao Cup as well as reach the final of the Champions League, in which they will play Chelsea.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It is a huge privilege. Obviously I could not have done it without the success of the team,” said Dias.<\/span><\/p>\n