By Chris Wright
It wasn’t a particularly strong field for one reason or another but, after whittling their 10-strong shortlist down to a final three, FIFA saw fit to hand their Puskas Award for the best goal scored during 2011 to Santos wunderkind Neymar for his fine fleet-footed ‘slalom’ effort against Flamengo back in July…
A worthy winner no doubt, but not a patch on 2010’s Puskas pick; Hamit Altintop’s rip-roaring 25-yard volley against Kazahkstan.
While we’re on the subject, Pies are in a position to offer you an quick update on Neymar’s road-warrior Mohawk…
It’s worse than ever.