World football’s governing body Fifa have announced the ten finalists for the 2016 Puskas award, the fan voted award given out annually for the best goal of the year.
The award is given out during the Fifa World Player of the year gala and is usually one of the highlights of the night.
This year’s nominees include a nod to Lionel Messi for a freekick he scored for Argentina against USA, plus another plus his Barcelona teamate Neymar for his swiveling volley against Villareal.
The award considers goals scored between September last year and this year.
The nominees [and the matches in which they scored] are…
Mario Gaspar (ESP) – 13.11.2015, Spain v. England, international friendly
Hlompho Kekana (RSA) – 26.03.2016, Cameroon v. South Africa, Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Marlone (BRA) – 21.04.2016, Corinthians v. Cobresal, Copa Libertadores
Lionel Messi (ARG) – 21.06.2016, USA v. Argentina, Copa América Centenario semi-final
Neymar (BRA) – 08.11.2015, Barcelona v. Villarreal, La Liga (Spain)
Saúl Ñíguez (ESP) – 27.04.2016, Atlético Madrid v. Bayern Munich, UEFA Champions League
Hal Robson-Kanu (WAL) – 01.07.2016, Wales v. Belgium, UEFA EURO 2016
Daniuska Rodríguez (VEN) – 14.03.2016, Venezuela v. Colombia, South American U-17 Women’s Football Championship
Simon Skrabb (FIN) – 31.10.2015, Gefle v. Åtvidaberg, Allsvenskan league, Sweden
Mohd Faiz Subri (MAS) – 16.02.2016, Penang v. Pahang, Malaysia Super League
Watch video montage of all ten goals below…each can be watched in full on the Fifa channel on Youtube.