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FIFA Puskás Award: Which is your goal of the year?

FIFA has announced the 10 goals which will compete for the FIFA Puskás Award for the “best goal of the year”! Here are the fifa.com links to them:

Agyemang BADU (Ghana - Guinea, 1 February 2012)

Hatem BEN ARFA (Newcastle United - Blackburn Rovers, 7 January 2012)

Radamel FALCAO (América de Cali - Atletico Madrid, 19 May 2012)

Eric HASSLI (Vancouver Whitecaps - Toronto FC, 16 May 2012)

Olivia JIMENEZ (Mexico - Switzerland, 22 August 12)

Gastón MEALLA (Nacional Potosí - The Strongest, 29 January 2012)

Lionel MESSI (Brazil - Argentina, 9 June 2012)

NEYMAR (Santos - Internacional, 7 March 2012)

Moussa SOW (Fenerbahce - Galatasaray , 17 March 2012)

Miroslav STOCH (Fenerbahçe - Gençlerbirliği, 3 March 2012)

Please, vote for your favourite goal on fifa.com and tell us about your choice!

Tags: Agyemang Badu, Eric Hassli, FIFA Puskás Award, Gastón Mealla, Hatem Ben Arfa, Lionel Messi, Miroslav Stoch, Moussa Sow, Neymar, Olivia Jimenez, More…

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Permalink Reply by Pawel Dimow on Friday

I have voted for Gastón Mealla as such acrobatic and fancy goals are extremely rare. We can see quite a few goals which are scored following a brilliant dribble, powerful and precise long shot or volley but goals like the one scored by Mealla do not happen often. Actually, the only similar goal that comes to my mind now is the one scored by PSG’s Coridon vs Porto in the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVmZAFyB4jc).
Radamel Falcao’s deadly scissors are second on my list! This stunning shot is simply perfect, pure execution of the goalkeeper.
My Top 3 is completed by Hatem Ben Arfa who made the Blackburn defenders crazy.

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Permalink Reply by petros on Saturday

hehe.. this is my top -3 too..!!

Pawel Dimow said:

I have voted for Gastón Mealla as such acrobatic and fancy goals are extremely rare. We can see quite a few goals which are scored following a brilliant dribble, powerful and precise long shot or volley but goals like the one scored by Mealla do not happen often. Actually, the only similar goal that comes to my mind now is the one scored by PSG’s Coridon vs Porto in the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVmZAFyB4jc).
Radamel Falcao’s deadly scissors are second on my list! This stunning shot is simply perfect, pure execution of the goalkeeper.
My Top 3 is completed by Hatem Ben Arfa who made the Blackburn defenders crazy.