(CNN) — Long-range screamers, mazy solo runs and stunning acrobatic strikes, this season’s Puskas Award has it all.
The prize is given by FIFA to the very ideal goal of the season and this year’s candidates include well-known Lionel Messi, past winner Zlatan Ibrahimovic and a few lesser known titles such as Billie Simpson of Northern Ireland Premiership side Cliftonville Ladies.
Simpson is hoping to become the first female winner of the award — named after legendary Hungarian star Ferenc Pusk??s — combined with Cameroon’s Ajara Nchout along with Amy Rodriguez of the Utah Royals.
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The prize was awarded in 2009 to Cristiano Ronaldo and since then, stars such as Neymar, James Rodriguez and a year’s victor Mohamed Salah have gone on to acquire.
The public votes on the first top 10, before a FIFA panel selects a winner in the top three.
Previous winners, almost entirely unheard of before their nominations and following wins, include Wendell Lira along with Faiz Subri.
Without fighting to feed his family and a club, Lira said the trophy changed his life. He moved on to register for Vila Nova but knee injuries forced him retire at the age of 27 and he moved on to become a gamer and YouTuber.
Public voting for its 2019 award closes on September 1.
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