This Monday morning, FIFA released the nominees for the 2021 Puskas Award. Among the finalists are Riyad Mahrez, from Manchester City, and Colombian Luis Díaz, who scored a goal by bicycle against Brazil in the Group Stage of the Cup America 2021. There are no Brazilians among the competitors.
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???????? Vangelis Pavlidis
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– FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) November 29, 2021
The trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most beautiful goal of the season. A list of 11 goals is drawn up by a group of experts, with the winner chosen by the FIFA jury and by popular vote available on the entity’s website
The award was created in 2009. On that occasion, Cristiano Ronaldo took home the most beautiful goal title of the year. Neymar, still at Santos, was also the winner for the goal scored against Flamengo, in 2011.
The Puskas Award winner will be revealed at The Best FIFA Football Awards, scheduled for January 17, 2022, in Zurich, Switzerland.
Check out the complete list of 11 nominees:
- Luis Diaz
- Gauthier Hein
- Erik Lamela
- Valentino Lazaro
- Riyad Mahrez
- Sandra Owusu-Ansah
- Vangelis Pavlidis
- Daniela sanchez
- Patrik Schick
- Mahdi Taremi
- Caroline Weir
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