LONDON — Steven Gerrard has been voted the Football Association’s England player of the year for the second time.

Guardian

The Liverpool midfielder received the award from Sir Bobby Charlton at the FA England awards ceremony at St George’s Park on Sunday evening. Gerrard, who had previously won the award in 2007, finished ahead of the Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck, with the Chelsea defender Ashley Cole third. Gerrard joins Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney in lifting the award twice.