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Blackburn Rovers defender Ryan Nelsen won the supreme men's award for the second successive year at New Zealand Soccer's annual dinner in Auckland last night.
Nelsen was named the international men's player of the year after helping Blackburn qualify for this season's UEFA Cup with a series of fine displays in the English premiership.
NZ under-20 winger Ali Riley won both the young and senior women's international player of the year titles.