The Puskas Award: Which of FIFA’s top ten goals is your pick of 2011?
When not frantically running around trying to sort out the carnage left by Sepp Blatter’s no-brain comments on racism, FIFA has found time to compile their list of the top ten goals scored in the calendar year 2011. They’re the nominees for the Puskas Award, named after the legendary Hungarian star of the 1950s.
Here are all ten goals – leave a comment and let us know which one you like best…
GOAL 1: Benjamin de Ceulaer – FC Lokeren (vs Club Brugge)
GOAL 2: Giovanni Dos Santos – Mexico (vs USA)
GOAL 3: Julio Gomez – Mexico U17 (vs Germany U17)
GOAL 4: Zlatan Ibrahimovic – AC Milan (vs Lecce)
GOAL 5: Lisandro Lopez – Arsenal Sarandi (vs Olimpo)
GOAL 6: Lionel Messi – Barcelona (vs Arsenal)
GOAL 7: Neymar – Santos (vs Flamengo)
GOAL 8: Heather O’Reilly – USA (vs Colombia)
GOAL 9: Wayne Rooney – Manchester United (vs Manchester City)
GOAL 10: Dejan Stankovic – Inter Milan (vs Schalke)