{"id":300639,"date":"2023-12-15T21:45:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T21:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300639"},"modified":"2023-12-15T21:45:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T21:45:39","slug":"brightons-julio-enciso-leads-puskas-awards-finalist-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/brightons-julio-enciso-leads-puskas-awards-finalist-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighton&apos;s Julio Enciso leads Puskas Awards finalist nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> FIFA reveal Puskas award finalists as Brighton&#8217;s Julio Enciso leads nominations for his wondergoal against Man City, while strikes from Portugal and Brazil also make shortcut<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The three-man shortlist for the upcoming FIFA Puskas Award has been revealed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brighton&#8217;s Julio Enciso is among the nominations for his goal against Man City<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Do Man United have what it takes to exploit Liverpool&#8217;s defensive vulnerability? It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The three finalists for the upcoming FIFA Puskas Award have been revealed ahead of the winner being announced at the\u00a0The Best FIFA Football Awards on January 15.<\/p>\n<p>The individual accolade celebrates the most impressive goal scored\u00a0across men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s football from December 19 2022 to August 20 of this year.<\/p>\n<p>Goals from the Premier League, Brazil&#8217;s Serie B and the Portuguese top-flight have made the final cut, with no women&#8217;s strike included in the final nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton forward Julio Enciso will be hoping to lift the iconic prize\u00a0named after legendary Hungarian striker Ferenc Puskas who is renowned for his sensational goals.<\/p>\n<p>Enciso&#8217;s goal against Manchester City in one of the final Premier League games of last season secured Roberto de Zerbi&#8217;s goal a deserved 1-1 draw against the reigning English champions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/18\/78972507-12865341-image-a-1_1702579588802.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Julio Enciso&#8217;s stunning goal against Manchester City has been nominated for the FIFA Puskas award<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/18\/78972511-12865341-image-a-2_1702579591760.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Brighton forward scored a long-range stunner against City at the end of last season<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The Paraguayan rounded off a brilliant attacking move as he dribbled to within 30-yards of Ederson&#8217;s goal before unleashing a rocket strike that left the Man City goalkeeper stretching helplessly.<\/p>\n<p>His stunning right-footed effort found the top corner as the AMEX stadium erupted in emphatic celebration after witnessing the wondergoal.<\/p>\n<p>Enciso said afterwards:\u00a0&#8216;The replay is even better. I really like it, because I needed to score at the Amex. My mum was at this game, so it was just for my mum, my celebration. In my country, this goal is on TV, it&#8217;s a dream come true.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sporting Lisbon&#8217;s\u00a0Nuno Santos is the second nomination after scoring a similarly brilliant goal against Boavista in March this year.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old produced a moment of magic inside the opposition box when he performed a rabona to sweep the ball into the top corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/18\/78972509-12865341-image-a-3_1702579594630.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sporting Lisbon&#8217;s Nuno Santos (left) has also made the shortcut for his rabona goal<\/p>\n<p>Santos later revealed he had been trying to score that type of goal in training as Sporting went on to claim a 3-0 win in the Portuguese top-flight.<\/p>\n<p>Botafogo\u2019s defensive midfielder\u00a0Guilherme Madruga claims the final nomination spot for the Puskas award for his goal against\u00a0Novorizontino in June.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old has scored just two goals in the entirety of his professional career and his first was a moment of brilliance in the Brazilian Serie B clash.<\/p>\n<p>Madruga opted for the sensational when he hit a half-volley bicycle kick from outside the box with his shot then sailing over\u00a0Novorizontino&#8217;s defence and goalkeeper and into the net.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12865341\/FIFA-Puskas-award-finalists-Brighton-Julio-Enciso.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA reveal Puskas award finalists as Brighton&#8217;s Julio Enciso leads nominations for his wondergoal against Man City, while strikes from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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