3 Leicester stars on England's Player of the Year shortlist
Posted April 13, 2016 7:00 am
LONDON (AP) - Three Leicester players have been nominated by their peers for England's player of the year award, after helping their team to the brink of the most unlikely Premier League title win in a generation.
Jamie Vardy, N'Golo Kante, and Riyad Mahrez are on the Professional Footballers' Association shortlist, alongside Tottenham striker Harry Kane, West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet and Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil.
Chelsea winger Eden Hazard won the award in 2015.
Leicester leads by seven points with five games remaining, having narrowly escaped relegation last season.
Arsenal's Mesut Ozil looks across the pitch during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Arsenal at Upton Park stadium in London, Saturday April 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
The Associated Press