Video: Hatem Ben Arfa goal nominated for Puskas award

Ben Arfa goal nominated for Puskas award

Newcastle United midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa has had one of his goals nominated for the FIFA Puskas award, which goes to the best goal in a calender year.

Ben Arfa's strike, against Blackburn Rovers in January, joins goals from some of the world's best players in the list, including Lionel Messi, Neymar and Radamel Falcao.

The list also contains some lesser-known names such as Eric Hassli of the Vancouver Whitecaps, Nacional Potoci's Gaston Mealla and Olivia Jimenez from Mexico's women's team.

You can see all 10 of the nominated goals below:

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