De Bruyne bidding to win England’s player award for 3rd time
LONDON (AP) — Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is in contention to win English football’s Player of the Year award for the third straight season. De Bruyne is on a six-man shortlist for the award alongside Liverpool trio Sadio Mane, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, Tottenham striker Harry Kane and Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo. City was outnumbered by Liverpool on the shortlist despite beating its rival to the Premier League title to retain the trophy. De Bruyne won the prestigious award in 2020 and ’21. Van Dijk and Salah won it the years before that. It is voted for by the players.