Wendell Lira wins FIFA Puskas Award

At the Ballon d'Or award ceremony, former Giallorossi star Hidetoshi Nakata presented the Goianesia player with the prize for scoring the best goal of 2015 against Atletico Goianiense in a state championship game in Brazil.

Earlier in the afternoon, Florenzi – who ended up in third place – expressed his delight at merely being involved in the award ceremony in Zurich, saying that he was happy and honoured to be among so many superstars of football's past and present.

Here's a clip of the goal that earned Lira the Puskas Award, along with the efforts from the other two finalists: Florenzi's strike against Barcelona in the opening game of Group E in the Champions League 2015-16 and Lionel Messi's solo effort for the Catalan club against Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Copa del Rey.

Wendell Lira: Atletico Goianiense v Goianesia, 11 March 2015

Alessandro Florenzi: Roma v Barcelona, 16 September 2015

Lionel Messi: Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao, 30 May 2015

Lionel Messi did have other cause for celebration in Zurich however, as he won the Ballon d'Or for best player of the year. The Argentinian was followed in the votes by Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and another Barcelona star Neymar Jr.