Mario Mandzukic’s overhead goal for Juventus in the Champions League final is among the 10 nominees to be awarded FIFA’s Puskas Award as best goal of the year.
Mandzukic bounced the ball off his chest and with his back to goal volleyed it into net to level the final in the first half, though Real Madrid would go on to win 4-1.
Olivier Giroud’s sublime scorpion kick for Arsenal against Crystal Palace in the Premier League was also included in the list, as is Nemanja Matic’s strike from distance that wrapped up Chelsea’s spot in the FA Cup final.
We cannot forget Aviles Hurtado’s leaping bicycle kick directly following a corner from Joe Corona for Tijuana in Liga MX.
– Kevin-Prince Boateng: Villarreal, Spanish La Liga – Oct. 23, 2016
– Alejandro Camargo: Universidad de Conception, Chilean Primera Division – Dec. 4, 2016
– Deyna Castellanos: Venezuela, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – Oct. 3, 2016
– Moussa Dembele: Celtic, Scottish Premiership – Feb. 5, 2017
– Olivier Giroud: Arsenal, English Premier League – Jan. 1, 2017
– Aviles Hurtado: Tijuana, Mexican Liga MX – Apr. 1, 2017
– Mario Mandzukic: Juventus, UEFA Champions League – June 3, 2017
– Oscarine Masuluke: Baroka, South African Premiership – Nov. 30, 2016
– Nemanja Matic: Chelsea, English FA Cup – Apr. 22, 2017
– Jordi Mboula: Barcelona, UEFA Youth League – Feb. 22, 2017
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