Leicester's Vardy named football writers' player of the year


Football Soccer - Leicester City v West Ham United - Barclays Premier League - The King Power Stadium - 17/4/16 Leicester's Jamie Vardy Reuters / Darren Staples Livepic

(Reuters) - Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has been voted Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association (FWA).

The 29-year-old has scored 22 league goals to help fire his team from 5,000-1 outsiders to odds-on favourites to win the Premier League title for the first time this season.

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