Son Heung-min wins FIFA's best goal award

▲ This screenshot, captured from the homepage of FIFA on Dec. 18, 2020, shows Son Heung-min winning the FIFA Puskas Award. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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Son Heung-min wins FIFA's best goal award

SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Premier League star Son Heung-min has won a FIFA award for the best goal of the year, the world's football governing body said Friday.

He became the second Asian player and the first in South Korea to win the award.

At the annual Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony held online, Son's wonder goal for Tottenham Hotspur against Burnley in December last year was named the winner of the annual FIFA Puskas Award.

Established in 2009 in honor of former Real Madrid striker Ferenc Puskas, the Puskas Award is presented to the player, male or female, who is judged to have scored the best goal in the given year.

"Twelve thrilling seconds were all it took for Son Heung-min to take the ball from his own 18-yard box and find the net at the other end," FIFA said on its homepage. "The goal showcased everything that has led Tottenham Hotspur fans to fall in love with their Korea Republic star, with pace, power, persistence and clinical finishing all on show."

In that Premier League contest against Burnley, Son sprinted from one penalty area to the other, cutting through the heart of the opposing defense for a breathtaking solo goal. Son has garnered a slew of accolades for that effort, including the Premier League's Goal of the Year for the 2019-2020 season.

Meanwhile, at the FIFA ceremony, FC Bayern Munchen striker Robert Lewandowski was named the Best FIFA Men's Player and Manchester City defender Lucy Bronze received the Best FIFA Women's Player.

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