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Watch incredible shot that saw Miroslav Stoch beat Falcao and Neymar for best goal prize
RELATIVE unknown Fenerbahce winger Miroslav Stoch pipped Radamel Falcao and Neymar to win the best goal prize at the Fifa Ballon D’Or awards last night in Zurich.
While the Ballon D’Or was something of a foregone conclusion with Andres Iniesta and Cristiano Ronaldo unable to displace Lionel Messi as the world’s best player, the best goal category threw up something of a surprise.
Stoch beat off stiff competition and scooped Fifa’s Puskas Award for the sublime volley he scored during a Turkish league game against Genclerbirligi.
The Slovakian received the prize from Colombia legend Carlos Valderrama.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic would also have been in the running, but his screamer for Sweden against England in November came too late to be shortlisted in the category.