2023-09-22 22:39:53
The achievements continue to pile up for Ballon d’Or and The Best award nominee Linda Caicedo, as she is now among the eleven nominees for the prestigious FIFA Puskás Award. On Friday, September 22, the highest body in world football revealed the list of the best goals of the season, and among them stands out the Colombian’s amazing goal against Germany in the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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The Puskás Award, named after the legendary Hungarian striker Ferenc Puskás, recognized for his spectacular goals, rewards the most impressive goal scored during the period from December 19, 2022 to August 20, 2023.
Linda Caicedo’s goal against Germany, scored on July 30, had already been chosen as the best of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. On that occasion, the Real Madrid forward took a rebound in the area, leaving two rivals behind to execute a Curved shot to the upper left corner of the goal defended by Merle Frohms, thus opening the way to the historic victory of the Colombian National Team over the European team in the group stage.
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Linda Caicedo is among the three players shortlisted for this award, representing women’s football along with the Brazilian Beatriz Zaneratto and the Australian Sam Kerr. The list of nominees is completed with Álvaro Barreal, Julio Enciso, Seong-jin Kang, Brian Lozano, Guilherme Madruga, Iván Morante, Nuno Santos and Askhat Tagybergen.
An international jury, made up of a panel of FIFA Legends and fans registered on FIFA.com from around the world, will be in charge of selecting the winner of the Puskás Award. Both groups of voters will have equal weight in choosing the winner.
Fans from all over the world have the opportunity to participate in the voting for the Puskás Award through the official FIFA website. To cast your vote, you must visit the link to the FIFA website, complete the registration and choose three favorite goal options, ranking them from 1 to 3.
Linda Caicedo thus joins a distinguished list of Colombian soccer players who have been candidates for the Puskás Award, including James Rodríguez, the only compatriot to win it to date. The outstanding career of Colombian soccer players in this prestigious award demonstrates the talent and passion of Colombian soccer on the international stage.
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