Fans on X were left in disbelief, with some claiming Lionel Messi would have won the FIFA Puskas Award, after Cristiano ...

and Mohamed Salah some of the other recognisable names on the list but Lionel Messi has never managed to put it among his countless career accolades. No player has yet won the Puskas Award twice ...

City striker Erling Haaland is up against the likes of Lionel Messi and the Real Madrid trio ... favourites for the women's gong. The iconic Puskas Award for the best goal of the year will also ...

FIFA launched the Puskas Award back in 2009 for the player judged ... his outrageous long-range free-kick against Porto. Lionel Messi has never won the award, although he has been nominated ...

It's why FIFA's Puskas award -- given to the player considered to have scored the "most beautiful" goal of the year -- is littered with bicycle kicks. Indeed, since its inaugural year in 2009 ...

While Messi would fall short this time ... Carlo Ancelotti pipped Pep Guardiola for the men's coach prize, while the famous Puskas Award for the best goal of the year was also given out to ...