“A tragedy of the highest order” – Liverpool fans fume on social media after Emre Can’s wonder goal rejected while Arsenal’s Giroud back-heal included for FIFA’s Puskas award
Liverpool midfielder Emre Can scored – arguably – one of the best overhead kicks of all time in the Premier League last season.
Can scored the overhead kick goal during Liverpool’s victory over Watford FC at Vicarage Road. The goal earned Can the club’s in-house Goal of the Season award before scooping him the Premier League’s version at the end of the campaign.
However, the people over at FIFA don’t appear to be as impressed and have omitted Can’s overhead kick while including Olivier Giroud’s scorpion-kick finish for Arsenal against Crystal Palace.
The winner of the Puskas award will be announced on Monday October 23 at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in London.
Liverpool fans took to social media to vent their frustrations to why Can isn’t in the running.
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Fifa best short-lists pic.twitter.com/b4rlwJayT5
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) September 22, 2017
No emre can goal, neymar above any number of players?? What is this, a football thing or a fan boy appreciation society?
— Rob Dean (@Akloppalypse78) September 22, 2017
Emre Can not getting shortlisted for the Puskas Award is a tragedy of the highest order
— öh yoü beaüty (@natefc) September 22, 2017
Giroud's scorpion kick nominated for puskas award while Emre Can who won the goal of the week and Caroll for goal of the season…1/2
— Jasper Atakefa (@JasperAtakefa) September 22, 2017
Can should’ve been shortlisted for the puskas award
— boss tha (@JogaCoutinho) September 22, 2017
Mad that Emre cans bicycle kick is not one of the nominations for the Puskas award
— Bobby? (@FirminoPress) September 22, 2017
Fifa do the reviews differently or what? Emre Can's goal should be nominated atleast.
— LANRE (@Larriy___) September 22, 2017
Emre Can’s goal of the season wasn’t even nominated
— Ahmed ⭐️ (@KingDivock) September 22, 2017
No Emre Can vs Watford for the puskas what a joke ????? #CorruptFifa pic.twitter.com/WcNTyDr6AS
— Terry (@DJGlassBack) September 22, 2017
Can wins goal of the season for his goal vs Watford but somehow Giroud gets nominated for Puskas award over him for a fluke backheel… ?
— Sam Johnson. (@samjpjohnson) September 22, 2017
Liverpool take on Spartak Moscow in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.
