Torres nominated for puskas award

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never heard of this??

Torres - In line for FIFA award? FIFA announced the ten goals nominated for the Puskas Award, given to the scorer of the best goal of the year. The winner will be chosen by votes cast on the FIFA website and criteria for the award include the quality of the goal and the importance of the match in which it was scored.

Among the goals nominated are Fernando Torres' strike for Liverpool against Blackburn Rovers and Michael Essien's effort against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final. Meanwhile, Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor's Champions League goal for Arsenal against Villarreal also makes the list.


The ten goals nominated for the award are as follows:

- Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City) Arsenal v Villarreal, Champions League, 7 April 2009.

- Eliran Atar (Bnei Yehuda) v Maccabi Netanya, 7 February 2009.

- Michael Essien (Chelsea) v Barcelona, Champions League, 6 March 2009.

-Grafite (Wolsfburg) v Bayern Munich, 4 April 2009.

-Andres Iniesta (Barcelona) v Chelsea, Champions League, 6 March 2009.

- Luis Angel Landin (Cruz Azul) v Morelia, 12 April 2009.

- Katlego Mphela (South Africa) v Spain, 28 June 2009.

- Nilmar (Villarreal) International v Corinthians, 10 May 2009.

- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Man Utd v Porto, Champions League,15 April 2009.

- Fernando Torres (Liverpool) vBlackburn, April 11, 2009

http://www.imscouting.com/global-news-article/Liverpools-Torres-Chelseas-Essien-nominated-for-FIFA-goal-of-the-year-award/3979/

[javier_monsterano]

Torres should win this.

[GraciousGooner]

That Grafite lad.

[leftpeg]

Apparently, it's a new award in memory of the Hungarian genius. You can actually vote for your favourite. Get clicking lads.

http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/puskasaward/index.html

[leftpeg]

Oh, and by your favourite, I mean the Torres goal not the Ronaldo one.

[little dave hedgehog]

done.

[javier_monsterano]

That grafite goal was class

but it has to be our boy torres.

[shanks69]

i voted for torres,but i think the grafite goal will get it.

[Jaymo]

Some quality goals in that list...Nilmar's is pretty sweet.. Voted for Torres of course!

[ronniedrew]

voted

[Exiled_red]

voted

[wavydavy]

i voted for torres,but i think the grafite goal will get it.

Yeah. The writing's on the wall.

[lickedlollipop]

voted

ynwa

[Kinell]

Yeah. The writing's on the wall.

Grafite goal:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow-g7nOLTUE"]YouTube- Golaço de Grafite no Wolfsburg[/ame]

Is that hicks next to klinsmann?

[Darkon]

Grafite goal:
YouTube- Golaço de Grafite no Wolfsburg

Is that hicks next to klinsmann?

just look how awesome our defense could have been had we got Klinsmann