(Reuters) - Polish amputee Marcin Oleksy still cannot believe his scissor kick won the 2022 FIFA Puskas Award for the best goal on Monday, beating finalists Dimitri Payet and Richarlison to the prize.
PETALING JAYA: After a two-year hiatus, 2016 FIFA Puskas Award winner Mohd Faiz Subri, is set to make a return to football with former team Penang next season.
DOHA (Reuters) -Brazil and Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr was named FIFA men's player of the year in Doha on Tuesday, with Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati winning the women's award for the second year in a row.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian winger Safawi Rasid only played for 28 minutes but one brilliant goal during the friendly against the Solomon Islands has made an impact not just in Malaysia but around the world too.PETALING JAYA: Malaysian winger Safawi Rasid only played for 28 minutes but one brilliant goal during the friendly against the Solomon Islands has made an impact not just in Malaysia but around the world too.
PETALING JAYA: Kedah centreback Akmal Mohd Zahir has become an unlikely star for the Canaries after he scored a screamer in their 3-0 Super League win over Kuching City at the Darulaman Stadium in Alor Setar on Friday.
(Reuters) - The Puskas Arena in Budapest, home to the Hungary national team, will host the 2026 Champions League final, European soccer governing body UEFA said on Wednesday after its executive committee met in Dublin.
NIBONG TEBAL: Amidst the fast-paced campaign in the run-up to the Sungai Bakap state by-election, a Pakatan Harapan football team led by Deputy Energy and Water Transitions Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir secured a 3-2 victory in a friendly match on Sunday (June 30) against a Perikatan Nasional top eleven led by Kedah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.
PETALING JAYA: Penang wingback Adib Abd Raop (pic) intends to make his first national football team call-up a special one.
PETALING JAYA: In January this year, Faisal Halim had the world at his feet after scoring an audacious goal against mighty South Korea as Malaysia held the competition favourites to a 2-2 draw at the Asian Cup in Doha.
(Reuters) - Facts on Brazil's Neymar, who joined Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal on Tuesday in a deal reported to be worth about 90 million euros ($98.26 million) after six seasons at Paris St Germain.
(Reuters) -Argentina featured heavily in shortlists for FIFA's Best awards following their World Cup triumph, with forwards Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and coach Lionel Scaloni receiving nominations in their categories.
PETALING JAYA: Negri Sembilan winger Sean Selvaraj hopes to hit new heights in his career after a wonder goal he scored has been officially nominated by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) for this year’s FIFA Puskas Award.The gem of a strike came in the 88th minute against Sean’s former team Selangor which Negri won 3-2 on Aug 1.
And won Faiz the 2016 FIFA Puskas Award – the first Asian to do so
(Reuters) - FIFA have announced an 11-player shortlist for this year's Puskas Award, with Patrik Schick's goal against Scotland at Euro 2020 among the nominees.
(Reuters) -Bayern Munich's Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the FIFA Best Men's Player award for 2021 with Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas winning the FIFA Best Women's Player prize at Monday's ceremony.
PETALING JAYA: 2016 FIFA Puskas Award winner Mohd Faiz Subri is expecting a rocky ride with Penang in the Super League this year but is determined to pull through.
SOME 50 children and teenagers aged 18 and below showed off their skills in a ‘Sports For All’ football clinic at the Sony Sports and Recreation Complex, Seberang Jaya, Butterworth.
ZURICH (Reuters) -Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski was named The Best FIFA Men's Player 2020 on Thursday, beating off competition from last year's winner Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
PETALING JAYA: Four years ago, Penang’s Mohd Faiz Subri gained worldwide fame after scoring a wonder goal against Pahang which earned him the FIFA Puskas Award.
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City forward Caroline Weir will leave the club this summer after her contract runs out, the FA Women's Super League side on Wednesday.