FIFA Puskás Award
The FIFA Puskás Award [ˈpuʃkaːʃ] is an award established on 20 October 2009 by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), at the behest of then-president Sepp Blatter, in order to award the player, male or female, judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant, or "most beautiful", goal of the calendar year.
The award is in honor of Ferenc Puskás, the striker of Real Madrid during the late 1950s and the 1960s, and central member of the highly successful Hungarian side of the same era. Puskás is widely considered by many to be the most powerful and prolific forward European football produced in first-division football, and scored a once world record of 84 goals in 85 internationals. He is one of the top scorers of the 20th century, with 512 goals in 528 matches.
"It is important to preserve the memory of those footballing greats who have left their mark on our history. Ferenc Puskás was not only a player with immense talent who won many honours, but also a remarkable man. FIFA is therefore delighted to pay tribute to him by dedicating this award to his memory," said Blatter at the inauguration of the award in Budapest.
The time-frame for the first award was July 2008 to July 2009. The annual award was presented for the first time during the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year Gala on 21 December in Switzerland, with the Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo being the first (1st) prize winner.
Criteria
- It should be a beautiful goal (subjective — the spread of goals should include long-range shots, team goals, overhead kicks, individual plays, etc.).
- It should be awarded "without distinction of championship, gender or nationality".[1]
- It should not be the result of luck, mistakes, deflection by another player or the player in a offside position.
- It should support fair play, i.e. the player should not have behaved badly in the game or have been charged with doping, for example.
- The player cannot be nominated with two different goals.
Winners and nominees
- Scores and results list the player's club goal tally first.
2009
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage |
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| 1st |  |
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1–0 | 2008–09 UEFA Champions League | 17.68% |
| 2nd |  |
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1–1 | 2008–09 UEFA Champions League | 15.64% |
| 3rd |  |
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5–1 | 2008–09 Bundesliga | 13.39% |
| 4th |  |
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1–1 | 2008–09 Israeli Premier League | 13.36% |
| 5th | |
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4–0 | 2008–09 Premier League | 9.44% |
| 6th | |
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1–0 | 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 8.71% |
| 7th |  |
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1–1 | 2008–09 UEFA Champions League | 7.89% |
| 8th |  |
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1–1 | Liga MX Clausura 2009 | 7.30% |
| 9th |  |
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1–1 | 2008–09 UEFA Champions League | 4.04% |
| 10th |  |
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3–2 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup | 2.59% |
2010
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  |
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2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier | 40.55% |
| 2nd |  |
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2–0 | 2010 Superettan | 13.23% |
| 3rd |  |
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1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | 10.61% |
| Unranked |  |
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1–0 | 2010–11 IFA Premiership | N/A |
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3–0 | 2009–10 La Liga | ||
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5–0 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League | ||
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2–1 | 2010 Campeonato Paulista | ||
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1–0 | 2009–10 DFB-Pokal | ||
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1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | ||
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2–1 | 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | ||
2011
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage |
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| 1st | |
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4–5 | 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | N/A |
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1–2 | 2011–12 Belgian Pro League | |
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4–2 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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3–2 | 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||
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1–1 | 2010–11 Serie A | ||
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2–2 | Argentine Primera División Apertura 2011 | ||
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3–1 | 2010–11 UEFA Champions League | ||
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3–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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2–1 | 2010–11 Premier League | ||
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2–5 | 2010–11 UEFA Champions League |
2012
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  |
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1–0 | 2011–12 Süper Lig | 78% |
| 2nd | |
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2–1 | Friendly | 15% |
| 3rd | |
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3–1 | 2012 Copa Libertadores | 7% |
| Unranked | |
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1–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations | N/A |
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2–1 | 2011–12 FA Cup | ||
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1–1 | 2012 Canadian Championship | ||
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2–0 | 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | ||
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2–2 | 2011–12 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano | ||
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4–3 | Friendly | ||
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2–2 | 2011–12 Süper Lig |
2013
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".[3]
The following list includes the nominees for the 2013 award. Voting was possible through the FIFA.com website until 9 December 2013, after a second voting round was held between the top three goals from the first round. The award to the winning goal from the second round was presented on 13 January 2014.
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage[4] |
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| 1st | |
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4–2 | Friendly | 48.7% |
| 2nd | |
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2–2 | 2012–13 Primeira Liga | 30.8% |
| 3rd | |
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1–0 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup | 20.5% |
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5–1 | 2013–14 Superliga | N/A |
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5–0 | 2012–13 Division 1 Féminine | ||
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5–1 | 2013 National Women's Soccer League | ||
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3–1 | 2012–13 Serie A | ||
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2–3 | 2012–13 Serie A | ||
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2–1 | Liga MX Apertura 2013 | ||
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2–0 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana |
2014
James Rodriguez's volley was described as "one of the greatest goals the World Cup has ever seen" by Uruguayan manager Óscar Tabárez, who also called James "the best player in the World Cup."[5]
The nominees for 2014 were announced on 12 November.[6]
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage[7] |
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| 1st | |
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1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | 42% |
| 2nd |  |
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2–0 | 2013–14 Irish Women's National League | 33% |
| 3rd | |
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5–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | 11% |
| Unranked | |
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2–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | N/A |
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7–0 | 2013–14 La Liga | ||
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1–0 | Liga MX Clausura 2014 | ||
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4–0 | 2013–14 Ligue 1 | ||
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4–1 | 2013–14 Premier League | ||
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2–2 | 2013 MLS | ||
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2–1 | 2014 J. League Division 1 | ||
2015
FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees on 12 November 2015.[8]
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage[9] |
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| 1st | |
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1–0 | 2015 Campeonato Goiano | 46.7% |
| 2nd | |
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1–0 | 2014–15 Copa del Rey | 33.3% |
| 3rd | |
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1–1 | 2015–16 UEFA Champions League | 7.1% |
| Unranked | |
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2–2 | 2014–15 League One | N/A |
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2–1 | 2014–15 La Liga | ||
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4–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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1–0 | Friendly | ||
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3–1 | Friendly | ||
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3–1 | Liga FPD Invierno 2014 | ||
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4–0 | 2014–15 Serie A | ||
2016
FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees on 21 November 2016.[10]
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage[11] |
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| 1st |  |
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4–1 | 2016 Malaysia Super League | 59.46% |
| 2nd | |
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3–0 | 2016 Copa Libertadores | 22.86% |
| 3rd |  |
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1–0 | 2016 South American U-17 Women's Championship | 10.01% |
| Unranked | |
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1–0 | Friendly | N/A |
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2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
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2–0 | Copa América Centenario | ||
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3–0 | 2015–16 La Liga | ||
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1–0 | 2015–16 UEFA Champions League | ||
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2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 | ||
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1–0 | 2015 Allsvenskan | ||
2017
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Olivier Giroud's backheeled "scorpion kick" volley was described by then-Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger as the greatest he had seen at the Emirates Stadium.[12]
FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees on 22 September 2017.[13]
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage |
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| 1st | |
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1–0 | 2016–17 Premier League | 36.17% |
| 2nd | |
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1–1 | 2016–17 South African Premier Division | 27.48% |
| 3rd | |
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2–1 | 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | 20.47% |
| Unranked | |
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1–0 | 2016–17 La Liga | N/A |
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3–1 | Chilean Primera División Apertura 2016 | ||
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5–2 | 2016–17 Scottish Premiership | ||
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1–1 | Liga MX Clausura 2017 | ||
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1–1 | 2016–17 UEFA Champions League | ||
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4–2 | 2016–17 FA Cup | ||
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4–1 | 2016–17 UEFA Youth League |
2018
Mohamed Salah was awarded 2018's FIFA Puskás Award for his curling strike against Everton in the Merseyside derby. It is also regarded as the worst goal in the history of Puskás award winners and nominees, having not even won the Goal of the Month award in the Premier League that month in the season. Many believe all other nominees deserved it more and that Salah’s winning goal wasn’t even the best goal that he himself scored that season.
FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees on 3 September 2018.[14]
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage[15] |
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| 1st |  |
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1–0 | 2017–18 Premier League | 38% |
| 2nd | |
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2–0 | 2017–18 UEFA Champions League | 22% |
| 3rd | |
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1–0 | 2018 Campeonato Mineiro | 17% |
| Unranked | |
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2–1 | 2017–18 UEFA Champions League | N/A |
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1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||
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2–2 | 2017–18 Superleague Greece | ||
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1–1 | 2017–18 A-League | ||
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1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||
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2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||
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1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
2019
FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees on 19 August 2019.[16]
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition |
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| 1st |  |
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2–1 | 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| 2nd | |
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4–1 | 2018–19 La Liga |
| 3rd | |
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1–0 | 2018–19 Argentine Primera División |
| Unranked | |
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4–2 | 2018–19 Bundesliga |
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1–3 | 2018 Major League Soccer season | |
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2–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
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3–0 | 2018–19 Serie A | |
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1–0 | 2019 National Women's Soccer League season | |
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1–2 | 2018 Women's NIFL Premiership | |
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2–1 | 2018–19 Premier League |
Awards won by nationality
| Country | Win(s) | Year(s) |
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2 | 2011, 2015 |
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1 | 2009 |
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1 | 2010 |
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1 | 2012 |
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1 | 2013 |
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1 | 2014 |
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1 | 2016 |
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1 | 2017 |
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1 | 2018 |
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1 | 2019 |
Most nominations received
Lionel Messi has been nominated a record 7 times, more than any other in the award's history.
| Player | Nominations |
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7 |
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5 |
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4 |
References
- "Rules Of Allocation" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- "FIFA Puskás Award 2012 – Results" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- "Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal like 'a video game', says Sweden coach". BBC Sport. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- "FIFA Puskás Award 2013 – Results" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- "Colombia's James Rodríguez sizzles to end Uruguay World Cup saga". The Guardian. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- "FIFA Puskás Award: Ten best goals of the year announced". FIFA.com. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- "FIFA Puskás award 2014 – results" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- "FIFA Puskás Award 2015 Nominees". FIFA.com. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- "FIFA Puskás award 2015 – results" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- "FIFA Puskás Award 2016 Nominees". FIFA.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- "FIFA Puskás award 2016 – results" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- "Arsene Wenger hails Olivier Giroud's scorpion kick as the greatest goal he has ever seen at the Emirates Stadium". Daily Mail. 1 January 2017.
- "FIFA Puskás Award 2017 Nominees". FIFA.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- "FIFA Puskás Award 2018 Nominees". FIFA.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "FIFA Football Awards 2018 – Voting Results" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "FIFA Puskás Award 2019 Nominees". FIFA.com. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- "The 10 candidates for the 2018 Puskas award - MARCA in English". MARCA in English. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "FC Barcelona's Neymar Jr and Leo Messi, up for the 2016 Puskas Award | FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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