De Jong voted player of year: [2 Edition]

VETERAN Central United and Football Kingz warhorse Fred de Jong upstaged more illustrious current All Whites to win the New Zealand Soccer Media Association player-of-the-year award in Auckland on Saturday night.

It was the second time in three years the former All White has won the media vote.

Beaten finalists were Kingz teammate Harry Ngata and inspirational New Zealand under-23...