The Uruguayan, 27, travelled down to the ceremony after the Reds' 2-0 defeat at home to Chelsea earlier in the day."The Premier League is full of really great players and so it is a great honour when these players recognise your work on the pitch," Suarez said.Chelsea's Eden Hazard was voted Young Player of the Year.
Suarez's strike partner Daniel Sturridge, 24, and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard joined him in the Premier League Team of the Year, along with three Chelsea players - goalkeeper Petr Cech, defender Gary Cahill and midfielder Eden Hazard.
2011: January - Liverpool agree a deal worth up to £22.8m with Ajax for SuarezFebruary - Scores on his Liverpool debut as the Reds beat Stoke 2-0December - The Football Association bans Suarez for eight matches and fines him £40,000 after he is charged with racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra2012: February - Suarez appears to refuse to shake Evra's hand on his return to Liverpool's first XI. He goes on to score in the Reds' 2-1 loss to Manchester UnitedAugust - Agrees a new long-term deal at Liverpool2013: April - Receives a 10-game ban from an independent regulatory commission for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic in a match on 21 AprilDecember - Signs a new four-and-a-half year contract at the Reds2014: January - Becomes the joint-fastest player in Premier League history to reach 20 goals in a seasonMarch - Celebrated his 100th Premier League appearance by scoring in a 3-0 win at SouthamptonApril - Becomes first Liverpool player since Ian Rush in 1987 to score 30 goals in a seasonThe line-up was completed by Manchester City's Vincent Kompany and Yaya Toure, Southampton left-back Luke Shaw and midfielder Adam Lallana, plus Everton right-back Seamus Coleman.Liverpool made it a clean sweep when Lucy Bronze was named the Women's Players' Player of the Year and team-mate Martha Harris was voted the Young Player of the Year.The award capped a remarkable rehabilitation for Suarez who is the Premier League's top scorer this season with 30 goals, despite missing six games at the start of the season as part of a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic last April.Suarez added: "I always try my best for the team and it is nice to get awards but really this is for my team-mates and the staff at Liverpool because without their help I wouldn't have this prize."His named was booed when it was read out at last year's ceremony as he was beaten to the award by Tottenham's Gareth Bale, just days after his ban for biting started.Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers stuck by him during his suspension but the Uruguayan's Anfield career appeared to be in doubt when in August he claimed that Liverpool had reneged on an agreement to let him leave if they failed to qualify for the Champions League.Arsenal had two summer bids turned down for Suarez - the second an offer of £40m plus one pound, which was an attempt to trigger a clause the Gunners believed was in the 26-year-old's contract,Suarez returned to the team after his ban ended and scored 19 goals in 13 games to help fire the Merseyside club into contention for their first league title in 24 years.He signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with Liverpool in December and admitted his close bond with Liverpool's fans was an important factor in his decision, particularly their backing during his biting ban.Hazard, 23, who did not play against Liverpool on Sunday through injury, said of his individual prize: "It's always good to win awards because it means you've had a good season, but I prefer to win things collectively."Premier League Team of the Year: Petr Cech (Chelsea), Luke Shaw (Southampton), Vincent Kompany (Man City), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Seamus Coleman (Everton), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Yaya Toure (Man City), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Southampton), Luis Suarez (Liverpool), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool).Championship Team of the Year: Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester), Kieran Trippier (Burnley), Aaron Cresswell (Ipswich), Wes Morgan (Leicester), Jason Shackell (Burnley), Danny Drinkwater (Leicester), Andy Reid, Craig Bryson (Derby), Will Hughes (Derby), Danny Ings (Burnley), Ross McCormack (Leeds).League One Team of the Year: Carl Ikeme (Wolves), Sam Ricketts (Wolves), Danny Batth (Wolves), Harry Maguire (Sheffield United), Jake Bidwell (Brentford), Bakary Sako (Wolves), Adam Forshaw (Brentford), Kevin McDonald (Wolves), Ben Pringle (Rotherham), Britt Assombalonga (Peterborough), Callum Wilson (Coventry).League Two Team of the Year: Tommy Lee (Chesterfield), Michael Smith (Bristol Rovers), Ian Evatt (Chesterfield), Liam Cooper (Chesterfield), Michael Rose (Rochdale), John-Joe O'Toole (Bristol Rovers), Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood), Gary Roberts (Chesterfield), Ian Henderson (Rochdale), Sam Winnall (Scunthorpe), Scott Hogan (Rochdale).(BBC)ANN.Az
