Liverpool's Salah wins Puskas Award for solo effort vs. Everton
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah was named the winner of the 2018 Puskas Award during Monday's The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in London.
Salah beat out a star-studded list of 10 nominees that featured the likes of Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi for his solo effort in the Merseyside derby against rival Everton.
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 24, 2018
The Egyptian talisman broke the Premier League's single-season scoring mark last season with 32 tallies for the Reds.
The annual distinction honors the best goal scored for club or country between July 2017 and July 15, 2018, as determined by a FIFA.com online vote. Past winners include James Rodriguez, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Neymar, inaugural champ Ronaldo, and last year's victor Olivier Giroud.
Here's a look at the 10 nominees for this year's award:
| PLAYER | TEAM | COMPETITION |
|---|---|---|
| Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | Champions League |
| Denis Cheryshev | Russia | World Cup |
| Lazaraos Christodoupoulos | AEK Athens | Superleague Greece |
| Giorgian De Arrascaeta | Cruzeiro | Campeonato Mineiro |
| Riley McGree | Newcastle Jets | A-League |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | World Cup |
| Benjamin Pavard | France | World Cup |
| Ricardo Quaresma | Portugal | World Cup |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Champions League |
| Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | Premier League |
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