Arsenal's Olivier Giroud is presented with the FIFA Puskas Award by Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones and former Manchester United player Diego Forlan during the awards – REUTERS/Eddie Keogh
CAIRO – 24 October 2017: Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud scooped the award for the best goal in 2017.
Giroud became the first French player to win the Puskás Award. Malaysian player Mohamed Fayez Sabri won it last year.
The award was established for the best goal in the year in 2009 for the first time.
Ten players, including a woman, were competing for the 2017 Puskás Award for the Best Goal of the Year.
The following were the top ten candidates for the prize:
Kevin-Prince Boateng (Ghana/Las Palmas/10.23.2016)
Alejandro Camargo (Argentina/Universidad de Conception/12.04.2016)
Deyna Castellanos (Venezuela/Venezuela U-17 Women national team/10.24.2016)
Moussa Dembele (France/Celtic FC/02.05.2017)
Olivier Giroud (France/Arsenal/01.01.2017)
Aviles Hurtado (Colombia/Tijuana Xolos/04.01.2017)
Mario Mandzukic (Croatia/Juventus/06.03.2017)
Oscarine Masuluke (South Africa/Baroka FC/11.30.2016)
Nemanja Matic (Serbia/Chelsea/04.23.2017)
Jordi Mboula (Spain/ FC Barcelona Youth/02.22.2017)
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