Monday, 23 October 2017

Arsenal star Giroud bags Puskas prize


Arsenal star Olivier Giroud has been crowned the 2017 Fifa Puskas award winner at the Best FIFA Awards ceremony in London.

Giroud saw off competition from Deyna Castellanos who scored from

halfway
line for Venezuela and South Africa's Oscarine Masuluke with and an overhead kick with his 'scorpion kick' for Arsenal against Crystal Palace last season.

The Gunners' forward in his acceptance speech said: "I'm delighted. I'd like to thank the people who voted for me and to congratulate the other nominees. Without my

team-mates I could not score this goal."