{"id":43082,"date":"2022-01-04T18:30:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T16:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/football\/the-best-fifa-football-awardstm-2021-finalists-for-fifa-pusks-award-announced\/"},"modified":"2022-01-04T18:30:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T16:30:06","slug":"the-best-fifa-football-awardstm-2021-finalists-for-fifa-pusks-award-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/football\/the-best-fifa-football-awardstm-2021-finalists-for-fifa-pusks-award-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best FIFA Football Awards(TM) 2021: finalists for FIFA Pusk?s Award announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"press-body-in\">\n                            <span><br \/>\n                                                            ZURICH, Switzerland, January 4, 2022\/APO Group\/ &#8212;<br \/>\n                                                        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>FIFA (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.FIFA.com\" rel=\"noopener\">www.FIFA.com<\/a>) has announced the final nominees for the FIFA Pusk\u00e1s Award; the finalists in the other categories will be revealed in the coming days; the virtual awards ceremony will be broadcast live from the Home\u00a0of FIFA in Zurich on 17 January.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>FIFA has announced the finalists for the <strong>FIFA Pusk\u00e1s Award<\/strong>\u00a0(https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3qRfWHv). This prize is given to the player judged to have scored the most aesthetically pleasing goal, regardless of the competition in which it took place and the player\u2019s gender or nationality.<\/p>\n<p>Who will succeed 2020 recipient Son\u00a0Heung-min in claiming the coveted crown? The voting process for the 11 goals in the race ended on Friday, 17 December 2021 and the final three nominees for the FIFA Pusk\u00e1s Award are (in alphabetical order):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00c9rik Lamela (ARG)<\/strong>\u00a0(https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ETdHYU) \u2013 Arsenal FC v. Tottenham Hotspur FC [Premier League] (14 March 2021)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patrik Schick (CZE)<\/strong>\u00a0(https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ERht51) \u2013 Czech Republic v. Scotland [UEFA EURO 2020] (14 June 2021)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mehdi Taremi (IRN)<\/strong>\u00a0(https:\/\/bit.ly\/3F0l3u0) \u2013 Chelsea FC v. FC Porto [UEFA Champions League] (13 April 2021)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All the winners of The Best FIFA Football Awards\u2122 2021, including the recipients of the FIFA Fan Award\u00a0(https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3qTVplE) and the FIFA Fair Play Award\u00a0(https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3eMQ9ue), will be crowned on 17 January during a TV show broadcast live from the Home of FIFA in Zurich.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow (Wednesday, 5 January), FIFA will announce the final three nominees for The\u00a0Best FIFA Women\u2019s Goalkeeper\u00a0(https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3FU3U6d) and The Best FIFA Men\u2019s Goalkeeper\u00a0(https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3qMtGTH). This will be followed on Thursday, 6 January by the announcement of the final three nominees for The Best FIFA Women\u2019s Coach\u00a0(https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3mXVV0J) and The Best FIFA Men\u2019s Coach\u00a0(https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3mXVV0J). Then, on Friday, 7 January, FIFA will unveil the three finalists for The Best FIFA Women\u2019s Player\u00a0(https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3HxQflH) and The Best FIFA Men\u2019s Player\u00a0(https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3nh4pQP) during an online event featuring the FIFA Legends Kristine Lilly and Sami Khedira.<\/p>\n<p>To keep up with the latest news about The Best FIFA Football Awards, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/extranets.fifa.com\/Public\/MailClickTrackingHandler.ashx?id=2065147_en&amp;name=mOCBhvApfTR9QN%2fhtf6XjQ%3d%3d&amp;target=f%2baONvpNyUd6Q4r8MEyh6dmrHTQx4dU0\" rel=\"noopener\">FIFA.com<\/a> and check out FIFA\u2019s accounts on\u00a0Facebook\u00a0(https:\/\/bit.ly\/3qLOVVM), YouTube\u00a0(https:\/\/bit.ly\/3305tky) and Twitter\u00a0(https:\/\/bit.ly\/3HyRvFh).<\/p>\n<p>You can join the discussion about who should win the awards by using the hashtag <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/extranets.fifa.com\/Public\/MailClickTrackingHandler.ashx?id=2065147_en&amp;name=vNlLLNS1U4h9QN%2fhtf6XjQ%3d%3d&amp;target=f%2baONvpNyUcVY6dwIv05trj3qiC97zWknLSrUJ7%2bRTpa%2bmtmOLUISQ%3d%3d\" rel=\"noopener\">#TheBest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fifa.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/the-best-fifa-football-awardstm-2021-finalists-for-fifa-puskas-award-announced?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZURICH, Switzerland, January 4, 2022\/APO Group\/ &#8212; FIFA (www.FIFA.com) has announced the final nominees for the FIFA Pusk\u00e1s Award; the finalists in the other categories will be revealed in the coming days; the virtual awards ceremony will be broadcast live from the Home\u00a0of FIFA in Zurich on 17 January. 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