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FIFA Puskás Award
Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo, now of Real Madrid, won the award for his long-range goal against Porto in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg on 15th April 2009 while in the colours of Manchester United.
The recipient of the first ever Puskás Award was Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and he was presented with the trophy by Mrs. Ferenc Puskás who was taking part in her first and last Puskás Award ceremony and was escorted up to the podium by Liberian George Weah, the only African player ever to have won the Golden Ball Award. Ronaldo, now of Real Madrid, won the award for his goal against Porto in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg on 15th April 2009 while in the colours of Manchester United.
”As a Real Madrid player I am particularly happy for this recognition because at Real Madrid’s famous sanctum of Sala de Trofeos I have already seen countless times the photographs and other nostalgia relating to Ferenc Puskás and I also know from things I’ve read how great a player he was. The goal was his calling card and I hope people will also remember me in this way”, said Cristiano Ronaldo whose goalscoring prowess and his combed back hairstyle also reminds Madrid supporters of Puskás.
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FIFA Puskás Award
The goal of the year decided by fans. Names of the awerdees, and clips of their winning goals
- 1It should be a spectacular goal (included are shots from distance, goals...It should be a spectacular goal (included are shots from distance, goals stemming from exceptional team-play or goals coming from shots over head height)
- 2It should be an important goal (in a top-tier national league match, adult...It should be an important goal (in a top-tier national league match, adult national-team match... etc)
- 3It should have been executed on purpose, not by luck or due to the errors of...It should have been executed on purpose, not by luck or due to the errors of an opponent
- 4The player scoring the goal should have acted in a sportsmanlike manner (the...The player scoring the goal should have acted in a sportsmanlike manner (the goalscorer will not have behaved un an unsporting way)
- 5The goal should have been scored between the July of the previous year and...The goal should have been scored between the July of the previous year and the July of the current year.
The Fifa Football Committee
Michel PLATINIPresident
H.R.H Prince Ali BIN AL HUSSEINVice-President