Wendell Lira claimed the Puskas Award for the outstanding goal of 2015 for his stunning overhead kick for Goianesia against Atletico Goianiense.
The acrobatic strike capped a fine team move in Brazil s Campeonato Goiano to earn Wendell 46.7 per cent in the public poll with 1.6million fans voting.
Lionel Messi (33.3 per cent) and Alessandro Florenzi (7.1 per cent) were also shortlisted.
Florenzi was nominated for his long-range strike for Roma against Barca in this season s Champions League and Messi for his wonderful solo goal for Barcelona against Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final.
Since its launch in 2009, Messi has been shortlisted for the Puskas Award in 2010, 2011 and 2012 without ever finishing in the top three.
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Serbian defender Neven Subotic is on the verge of leaving Borussia Dortmund, .
Once a key member of the squad at Signal-Iduna Park, the 27-year-old has struggled for playing time of late, and he only made six league appearances last term.
Despite losing Mats Hummels to Bayern Munich, the Millionaires will not stand in Subotic’s way as he looks to move in search of first team football, and it appears that a farewell is nearing closer.
Namely, Bild claims that the defender was allowed to miss training yesterday in order to speak to an interested club, and he should soon be leaving BVB for greener pastures.
Dortmund want around €5 million for the experienced footballer, and they should have no problems finding a buyer for the Serbian stopper.
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