Juan Mata, 38, named A-League’s best player: ‘Again I fell in love with football’
Melbourne Victory playmaker wins Johnny Warren medal
Veteran still to make call on future with playing career up in air
Juan Mata had been written off, another caught in the mire of Australian football despite being a World Cup winner. Ever-smiling, now the 38-year-old also has the last laugh, having won the A-League Men’s Johnny Warren medal, the award for the competition’s player of the year.
After receiving the accolade, the out-of-contract Melbourne Victory playmaker said he wondered at the start of the season whether he would even go around again.
