Messi, Quagliarella, 8 others shortlisted for FIFA Puskás Award

On Monday FIFA on its site has released the best 10 goal of the year urging fans to cast their votes.

"Voting is open until Monday 1 September (at midnight CEST), but don’t delay, make your choice today!” it added.

"After the close of public voting, the top three goals selected by the FIFA.com users will be put up for a vote among FIFA Legends, who will decide the winner of the FIFA Puskás Award. The full voting and award process is explained in the rules of allocation,” the site advised."

Liverpool’s Mo Salah won the award in 2018, based on his virtuoso goal against Everton in the Premier League.

Those shortlisted are:

Matheus Cunha (BRA), Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig [Bundesliga] (6 April 2019).

Zlatan Ibrahimović (SWE), Toronto FC v LA Galaxy [MLS] (15 September 2018).

Lionel Messi (ARG), Real Betis v FC Barcelona [La Liga] (17 March 2019).

Ajara Nchout (CMR), Cameroon v New Zealand [FIFA Women’s World Cup] (20 June 2019).

Fabio Quagliarella (ITA), Sampdoria v Napoli [Serie A] (2 September 2018).

Juan Fernando Quintero (COL), River Plate v Racing Club [Argentinian Superliga] (10 February 2019).

Amy Rodriguez (USA), Utah Royals v Sky Blue FC [NWSL] (16 June 2019).

Billie Simpson (NIR), Sion Swifts Ladies FC v Cliftonville Ladies FC [Women’s NIFL Premiership] (9 August 2018).

Andros Townsend (ENG), Manchester City v Crystal Palace [Premier League] (22 December 2018).

Dániel Zsóri (HUN), Debrecen FC v Ferencváros TC [Nemzeti Bajnoskag I] (16 February 2019).