"Lamine Yamal was nominated Thursday for the FIFA Puskas Award as the best men's goal of last season, with Brazil great Marta shortlisted for the FIFA Marta Award, the women's award named after her. Barcelona teenager Yamal's goal was scored against Espanyol in May -- a trademark curling left-foot shot after running across the defense from the right flank. Marta's goal came in the semifinals of last year's NWSL playoffs."
"FIFA picked 11 nominees for each award which is voted for in equal blocs by fans online and a group of former international players. The deadline for voting is Dec. 3. It is unclear if FIFA will present the award two days later at the men's World Cup tournament draw being held in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. Nominees for the men's award include Arsenal's Declan Rice for his free kick against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals"
"and Lucas Ribeiro running solo from the center spot to score for Mamelodi Sundowns against Borussia Dortmund at the Club World Cup. Ally Sentnor's swerving shot for the United States against Colombia at the SheBelieves Cup is nominated for the Marta Award. So is Vivianne Miedema's floated shot for the Netherlands against Wales at the Women's European Championship. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report."
Lamine Yamal was nominated for the FIFA Puskas Award for his curling left-foot shot against Espanyol in May after running across the defense from the right flank. Brazil great Marta was shortlisted for the FIFA Marta Award after a semifinal NWSL playoff goal in which she received the ball in the center circle, sprinted, dribbled past two defenders, rounded the goalkeeper and scored into an empty net to help Orlando Pride advance. FIFA selected 11 nominees for each award, with voting split equally between fans online and a panel of former international players; the voting deadline is Dec. 3.
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