Updated On: 27 April, 2009 03:53 PM IST | | AFP
Manchester United great Ryan Giggs was named yesterday as the English Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Player of the Year for the first time despite starting just 12 league games this season.
Manchester United great Ryan Giggs was named yesterday as the English Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Player of the Year for the first time despite starting just 12 league games this season.
The 35-year-old Welsh midfielder, who has enjoyed nearly two decades of success at Old Traford in a career featuring two Champions League final triumphs, had twice won the Young Player of the Year award but can now add the ultimate mark of esteem from his fellow professionals to his list of prizes.