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The Pukas Award 2012

As you may or may not know, the Pukas award is a new competition for the best goal scored in the calender year.

Previous winners:-

Cristiano Ronaldo (2009)- http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/puskas-award-winner-2009-cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united-v-porto/

Hamit Altintop (2010)- http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/puskas-award-winner-2010-hamit-altintop-turkey-v-kazakhstan/

Neymar (2011)- http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/puskas-award-winner-2010-neymar-santos-v-flamengo/

According to FIFA, the best goal is decided according to the following criteria:

1) aesthetics (a subjective criterion – long-range shots, team moves, acrobatic goals etc)

2) the importance of the match (an objective criterion – in descending order: national teams, continental tournaments, domestic first divisions)

3) the absence of luck or an opposition mistake as a factor making the goal possible

4) fair play: the player must not have conducted himself poorly during the game or, for example, have been found guilty of doping

This years list (101greatgoals) is as follows...(probabaly not the actual list but it will be close)

1. Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle) v Bolton
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/hatem-ben-arfa-newcastle-v-bolton/

2. Gaston Maella (Nacional Potosi) v The Strongest
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/gaston-maella-nacional-potosi-v-the-strongest/

3. Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid) v America de Cali
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/radamel-falcao-atletico-madrid-v-america-de-cali/

4. Olivia Jimenez (Mexico) v Switzerland
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/olivia-jimenez-mexico-v-switzerland/

5. Lionel Messi (Argentina) v Brazil
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/lionel-messi-argentina-v-brazil/

6. Moussa Sow (Fenerbahce) v Galatasaray
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/moussa-sow-fenerbahce-v-galatasaray/

7. Miroslav Stoch (Fenerbahce) v Genclerbirligi
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/miroslav-stoch-fenerbahce-v-genclerbirligi/

8. Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Ghana) v Guinea
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/emmanuel-agyemang-badu-ghana-v-guinea/

9. Eric Hassli (Vancouver) v Toronto
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/eric-hassli-vancouver-v-toronto/

10. Neymar (Santos) v Internacional
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/neymar-santos-v-internacional/

So my question is.....who wins?

To vote for 1/2 - 1

To vote for 3/4 - 2

To vote for 5/6 - 3

To vote for 7/8 - 4

To vote for 9/10 - 5

Admins pls multiboard cheers.

posted on 14/11/12

9. Eric Hassli (Vancouver) v Toronto

Was the best.

posted on 14/11/12

The Strongest. That has to be the best name for a football team ever!

posted on 14/11/12

Edinspur, that goal was amazing! Was shocked he didn't win it

posted on 14/11/12

1st - Falcao - immense technique to achieve such a sweet connection and power
2nd - Moussa Sow - again amazing rarely seen technique to hook it round the player and not in at the near post which would have been easier
3rd - Messi - the way he beat Marcelo (I think) and shoots from further out and scores beats Neymar for me plus the fact that it was against Brazil 7 mins left and 3-3 all at the time

posted on 14/11/12

Was Crouch's this calender year?

No idea why Cisse's isn't there, his was far better than Messi's and Ben arfa's.

I'd go for 2 just because it is riiculous but looking at FIFA's criteria, it will go to messi...underserved.

posted on 14/11/12

comment by When the ball hits the net, off his foot then ... (U10633)
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Crouch's was March this year.

posted on 14/11/12

Hassli looked the best for me. The girl ok red at the start of the woman goal

Should have used YouTube links though.

posted on 14/11/12

Sow's was in a massive grudge match

posted on 14/11/12

Ben Arfa vs Blackburn was better
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This

Surprised Cisse wasn't there.

Falcao's was scored in a friendly so really shouldn't be there.

posted on 14/11/12

Zlatan?

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