Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic Nominated for FIFA Puskas Award:
Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have been shortlisted by FIFA for the Puskas award for goal of the year 2019, out of 10 players.
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They both joined three women and five men with a goal scored between July 16, 2018 and July 19, 2019.
Lionel Messi, who presently can’t seem to win the honor, earned the seventh assignment with a delicate chip for Barcelona against Betis in Seville. Ibrahimovic got with a balletic volley for LA Galaxy in Toronto in Major League Soccer.
The Puskas award was established in 2009. The award is named after legendary Hungarian, Spain and Real Madrid striker Ferenc Puskas.
Fans can vote until September 1 on the 10 applicants selected by FIFA. The overseeing assortment of world football will at that point pick between the main three vote getters.
Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic Skills:
The two Women players are Ajara Nchout for dribble and went for Cameroon against New Zealand in the World Cup and Amy Rodriguez of Utah for dribble and long-go shot in the US National Women’s Soccer League.
The remaining five choices of the FIFA are:Andros Townsend of Crystal Palace for a volley against Manchester City, Daniel Zsori for an overhead kick for Debrecen in the Hungarian
league, Brazilian Matheus Cunha, of RB Leipzig, for a spin and chip against Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, Italian veteran Fabio Quagliarella for a back-heeled volley for Sampdoria against his former club Napoli and Colombian Juan Fernando Quintero for a free-kick for River Plate against Argentine rivals Racing.
Last year in 2018 the Puskas award for goal of the year was won by Mohamed Salah of Liverpool. Ibrahimovic won Puskas award for goal of the year in 2013. Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar have also won Puskas award for goal of the year.
The winner of Puskas award will be announced at the FIFA Football Awards in Milan on 23 September 2019.