VIDEO: Nominees for Puskas Award include Messi, 3rd-tier English player
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The 10 nominees for the FIFA Puskas Award for the "best goal of the year" have been announced by the world governing body.
The prize is named after legendary Hungarian forward Ferenc Puskas and has been running since 2009. Previous winners include Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and James Rodriguez, although this year's top 10 provides some names less known in world football.
Here all of the nominees and their fantastic strikes:
Fleetwood Town's David Ball vs. Preston, March 2015
(Courtesy: Fleetwood Town Football Club)
Real Sociedad's Gonzalo Castro vs. Deportivo, April 2015
Roma's Alessandro Florenzi vs. Barcelona, September 2015
Goianesia's Wendell Lira vs. Atletico-GO, March 2015
USA's Carli Lloyd vs. Japan, July 2015
Barcelona's Lionel Messi vs. Athletic Bilbao, May 2015
AC Milan's Philippe Mexes vs. Inter Milan, July 2015
La somptueuse reprise de Philippe Mexes contre l'Inter Milan... 😍 pic.twitter.com/Lx2EffEiIW
— L'Actu Foot (@ActuFoot_) July 25, 2015
SC Paderborn's Marcel Ndjeng vs. Bolton, July 2015
Herediano's Esteban Ramirez vs. Deportivo Saprissa, November 2014
Juventus' Carlos Tevez vs. Parma, November 2014
(Courtesy: This Just In Sports)
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