Footballer of the Year in Russia is an annual award given by Sport-Express daily to the Russian Premier League player of the season. The title is awarded according to the results of a poll conducted by the newspaper. 11 players of each Premier League club are polled. [1]
Brazilian Daniel Carvalho became the first foreign player to win the award in 2005.[ citation needed ]
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Footballer of the Year in Russia was an annual award given by Futbol weekly to the Russian Premier League player of the season. The title was awarded according to the results of a poll conducted by the newspaper. The award started in 1964 as Soviet Footballer of the Year until changing its name for the 1992 season. The last title awarded in 2021.
Footballer of the Year in Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States was an annual award given by Sport-Express daily to the Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States player of the season from 2004 to 2013. The title is awarded according to the results of a poll conducted by the newspaper.
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