MANCHESTER, England, April 26 (UPI) -- Wayne Rooney, who scored 34 goals this season, was voted the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year.
Rooney had league-best 26 goals in Premier League play despite battling through ankle and groin injuries and won the vote of the association's members over Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas, Manchester City's Carlos Tevez and Chelsea's Didier Drogba.