Messi lob & Zlatan scorpion kick lead 10-goal shortlist for FIFA Puskas Award. Check out all the candidates below:
The FIFA Puskas Award for the best goal scored is given to the player who has scored the best goal that year. This is one of those awards that could be won by anyone from any part of the world.
10 Finalists:
Matheus Cunha (BRA)
Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig (6 April 2019)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (SWE)
Toronto FC vs LA Galaxy (15 September 2018)
Lionel Messi (ARG)
Real Betis vs FC Barcelona (17 March 2019)
Ajara Nchout (CMR)
Cameroon vs New Zealand [FIFA Women’s World Cup] (20 June 2019)
Fabio Quagliarella (ITA)
Sampdoria vs Napoli (2 September 2018)
Juan Fernando Quintero (COL)
River Plate vs Racing Club (10 February 2019)
Amy Rodriguez (USA)
Utah Royals vs Sky Blue FC (16 June 2019)
Billie Simpson (NIR)
Sion Swifts Ladies FC vs Cliftonville Ladies FC (9 August 2018)
Andros Townsend (ENG)
Manchester City vs Crystal Palace (22 December 2018)
Dániel Zsóri (ROU)
Debrecen FC vs Ferencváros TC (16 February 2019)
You can also cast your Puskas Award vote on FIFA official website here.
What is the Puskas award:
Created in 2009 in honour of the late Ferenc Puskás, captain and star of the Hungarian national team during the 1950s, the FIFA Puskás Award is bestowed upon the player adjudged to have scored the best goal of the year.
How does the voting work?
The top three finalists selected by the public vote will then be put up for a vote among FIFA Legends, who will decide the Puskás Award winner.