FIFA Puskás Award facts for kids
The FIFA Puskás Award is an award that is organized by FIFA. It is awarded to the player who scored the best goal in each year. The award was first awarded in 2009.
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Zlatan Ibrahimović's 35-yard overhead kick with his back to goal won him praise from players and pundits, with the BBC describing it as a goal that "combined unfathomable imagination and expert technique".
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Olivier Giroud's backheeled "scorpion kick" volley was described by then-Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger as one of the five best in his Arsenal reign.
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Erik Lamela was the second straight Tottenham Hotspur player to win the award.
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Lionel Messi has been nominated a record 7 times, more than any other in the award's history.
See also
In Spanish: Premio Puskás para niños
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