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Luis Suarez was today named as Footballer of the Year.

The Liverpool striker took 52 per cent of the votes of the Football Writers' Association members to become the 12th Anfield winner of the longest-running award in the game.

Suarez, who has scored 30 goals in just 31 Premier League appearances for Brendan Rodgers' side, saw off the challenge from runner-up and team-mate Steven Gerrard and Manchester City's Yaya Toure.

It represents a double personal achievement for the Uruguayan, who was named PFA Player of the Year last weekend.

Only 12 months ago, in the wake of the biting incident with Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic that saw him banned for 10 games, Suarez picked up just two votes from the 300-strong membership of the FWA.

But his brilliant displays to help Liverpool in their unexpected quest for title glory, which resumes at Crystal Palace this evening, have seen his redemption story completed.