For my first Friday top 10 I did last years FIFA Puskas Award, the award given to the player who is deemed to have scored the most beautiful goal of that calendar year. Though it's over a year since the award was presented this Top 10 is certainly the best of the three lists compiled so far in the history of the award featuring some truly amazing goals. I felt I had to show you, I know it may be "old" but some of the goals are truly amazing so kick back and enjoy the ten greatest goals of 2010...
NEYMAR vs Santo Andre 2010 Campeonato Paulista
He may have won the award for last year, but he was also nominated for 2010's, a truly amazing solo effort he picks the ball up on the left. Skips past two challenges on the edge of the box, cuts back onto his right foot to beat as third player before calmly slotting the ball into the net through the defenders legs. Not as good as the goal he scored last year, but still something only a truly special player could do...
Siphiwe TSHABALALA vs Mexico 2010 World Cup Group Stage
The first world cup goal on African soil was one to remember, carrying on the tradition of great opening World Cup goals. On the counter-attack, a lovely through-ball, perfectly weighted and Tshabalala just leathers it into the top corner, unstoppable. Certainly not the best goal, but in terms of importance you'd be hard pressed to find a goal more important for global football development...
Hamit ALTINTOP vs Kazakhstan UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying Group A
Samir NASRI vs FC Porto 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League Last 16
Lionel MESSI vs Valencia 2009-2010 La Liga
Kumi YOKOYAMA vs North Korea U-17 2010 FIFA U-17 Woman's World Cup semi-finals
So some incredible goals, of course because this is from 2 years ago the order has been decided. Altintop won by a landslide. However if I was FIFA this is how I'd rank it.
NEYMAR vs Santo Andre 2010 Campeonato Paulista
He may have won the award for last year, but he was also nominated for 2010's, a truly amazing solo effort he picks the ball up on the left. Skips past two challenges on the edge of the box, cuts back onto his right foot to beat as third player before calmly slotting the ball into the net through the defenders legs. Not as good as the goal he scored last year, but still something only a truly special player could do...
Siphiwe TSHABALALA vs Mexico 2010 World Cup Group Stage
The first world cup goal on African soil was one to remember, carrying on the tradition of great opening World Cup goals. On the counter-attack, a lovely through-ball, perfectly weighted and Tshabalala just leathers it into the top corner, unstoppable. Certainly not the best goal, but in terms of importance you'd be hard pressed to find a goal more important for global football development...
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| We have lift off!!!!!!!!!!! |
It'd be pretty difficult to find a better first time volley than this. The corner is either way over hit, or the taker is trying to pick out Altintop, not that it matters. He hits the volley perfectly, sending it flying into the top corner. Peaches don't come riper than this goal. And the fact he does it from outside the penalty adds even more to and already special goal.
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| Kazakhstan only lost 'cause Borat was injured... |
One of the best attacking midfielder's in the world, Samir Nasri is one the best players to come out of France since Zidane and Henry. A great touch, combined with pace, power and a good eye for goal make up the now Man City play-maker, back when he played for Arsenal he scored this gem against Porto, weaving through 3 players before smashing it under goalie from the tightest of angles in off the post. Truly incredible.
I can think of worse ways to score an injury time winner, the profile of usually invisible Northern Irish top division was raised by this corker of a goal. After 92 minutes of forgettable football, Burrows produced something that can only be described as unforgettable. A seemingly harmless dipping low ball into the box, is met by Burrows flying backheel which somehow loops into the top corner. Probably the best goal ever scored in the Northern Irish league.
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| Looks almost like he meant it... |
Though he probably could have filled a top 10 all by himself, the idiots at FIFA managed not to choose a goal worthy of the best player in the world. A great goal, but certainly not the best. He has the strength to hold off one player, run past another cut inside a third and fire it in at a very unguarded near post. A great goal, but certainly not goal of the year.
Probably the worst of the ten, a great goal but in a list like this really this is there to make up the numbers. Hurdling on challenge of the wing, he cuts back inside another Schalke player and fires it past the goalie into the far corner. Power and skill combined in a great goal.
Following another tradition of choosing the best goals from that years FIFA competitions as one of the goals on the list. This missile emanates from the boot of former Dutch captain Giovanni Van Bronckhorst. AS the Dutch play across the middle of the park, a typical leg breaker from Van Bommel and it comes to Van Bronckhorst who from a harmless position about a mile out on the wing hits the ball with aplomb, the Jabulani was hit with such power it couldn't be bothered to wobble or move in the air, it just cannons in off the upright, about as close to the top corner as you can get. Enough said.
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| One of those "don't even bother goalie" moments... |
While last years goal from woman's football was included for diplomatic reasons, this deserves it's place among the world's elite. Probably the best of the solo goals, and featuring one of the best pieces of commentary of all time. Yokoyama weaves through 5 North Koreans and places it into the bottom corner, three words A-MA-ZING.
If you were asked to name two of the greatest goals of all time, Paul Gascoigne flicking over the scottish defender and walloping home at Euro 96 and Marco Van Basten's incredible volley against the USSR would certainly be up there. However this goal, from the Swedish second division no less, manages to emulate them both. From a position on the left wing, Hallenius controls a free-kick lifted toward him on his chest, outrageously flicks it over his marker and then hits a stunning volley over the keeper from an incredible angle into the opposite top corner. A goal that you probably couldn't score on a PlayStation, it's that good.
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| Keepers thinking "WHAT THE F***" |
10. Arjen ROBBEN vs Schalke 04
9. Siphiwe TSHABALALA vs Mexico
8. Lionel MESSI vs Valencia
7. Giovanni VAN BRONCKHORST vs Uruguay
6. NEYMAR vs Santo Andre
5. Samir NASRI vs FC Porto
4. Kumi YOKOYAMA vs North Korea U-17
3. Matty BURROWS vs Portadown
2. Hamit ALTINTOP vs Kazakhstan
1. Linus HALLENIUS vs Syrianska FC
I don't know why seeing as none of you ever do but I must ask you. If you disagree with the ranking, please comment. I hope you've enjoyed another Friday top 10, and see you soon...
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