FIFA Picks Its Top 10 Goals of the Year

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Last week we took a look at Major League Soccer's goal of the year nominees. It was tough to choose a winner from a league with just 16 teams (The recipient will be announced on Wednesday).

FIFA's Puskás Award expands the potential pool to every team on Earth. Launched last year and named for the famous Hungary and Real Madrid star of the 1950s and 60s, the award will be voted on by fans and features 10 nominees selected based on the following criteria, according to FIFA:

1 - "aesthetics"
2 - "the importance of the match"
3 - "the absence of luck or an opposition mistake as a factor making the goal possible"
4 - "fair play"
5 - it must have been scored between Jan. 1 and Oct. 15.

It's a popularity contest, so it should come as no surprise that Cristiano Ronaldo was the inaugural winner for this Champions League screamer against Porto (when he was still with Manchester United).

FIFA is inviting fans to vote at a dedicated Web site. If you want your vote to matter, write your favorite's name on a check and send it to FIFA House, Zurich, care of Sepp Blatter. The winner will be unveiled Jan. 10.
http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2010/11/16/fifa-picks-its-top-10-goals-of-the-year/

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1. Linus Hallenius hard to beat

Altintop strike what a bit of skill that was- love them all