Mohamed Salah is nothing if not prolific. He is everything else, too, because his emotional 2017-18 season had it all.
There was his production on the pitch: He bagged 44 goals in 52 appearances for Liverpool and routinely made world-class defenders and goalkeepers look like deer on ice skates. The accolades: He won the English Premier League's Player of the Season award and the Golden Boot, and he could legitimately challenge Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for this year's Ballon d'Or, football's highest individual honor. His swagger: He mesmerized fans with his blistering pace, his silky touch on the ball, his wavy hair and his lethal eye for the back of the net.