FIFA Puskás Award 2012: Ten Nominated Goals (Videos)

FIFA will be announcing the winner of the Puskás Award on January 7, 2013 along with the Ballon d’Or during the star-studded gala evening in Zurich.

Named after the legendary Hugarian striker Ferenc Puskás, the award is given to the player – male or female – judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant and “most beautiful” goal of the year. The award was presented for the first time in 2009, with Cristiano Ronaldo being the first winner. Turkey’s Hamit Altintop won the award the next year followed by Neymar in 2011.

This week, FIFA released the 10-goal shortlist. Take a look at each strike and then cast your vote for 2012’s best goal.

Agyemang Badu (Ghana v Guinea), Frebuary

Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle v Blackburn), January

Radamel Falcao (America de Cali v Atletico Madrid), May

Eric Hassli (Vancouver Whitecaps v Toronto FC), May

Olivia Jiminez (Mexico v Switzerland), August

Gaston Mealla (Nacional Potosi v The Strongest), January

Lionel Messi (Argentina v Brazil), May

Neymar (Santos v Internacional), March

Moussa Sow (Fenerbahce v Galatasaray), March

Miroslav Stoch (Fenerbahce v Genclerbirligi), March

FIFA 13 Sells 7.4 Million Copies In Four Weeks

Electronic Arts (EA) have announced as part of its most recent quarterly financial report that FIFA 13 has sold 7.4 million copies in four weeks since its release.

Madden NFL 13 was right behind it as the second best-selling game in September in the west, though no figures were given. Also of note was that Battlefield 3’s Premium service had surpassed 2 million subscribers. It had 1.3 million as of July.

FIFA sold more than 4.5 million copies across all platforms in its first five days at retail – making it not only the UK’s biggest game launch of the year, but also the biggest sports game launch ever. It dominated the all-format charts after its first weekend, selling over 1.23 million copies in its first 48 hours.

FIFA 13 is available on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PSP, 3DS, PS2, Vita, iPhone and iPad. A Wii U version will be released alongside the launch of the console.

Source: Eurogamer