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Marcin Oleksy<\/strong><\/p>\nAmputee footballer Marcin Oleksy saw off competition from Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s Richarlison and Marseille\u2019s Dimitri Payet to win the FIFA Puskas Award for best goal on Monday.<\/p>\n
Oleksy, 36, scored a stunning overhead kick for Warta Poznan in November against Stal Rzeszow, planting one of his crutches into the ground while turning mid-air to fire into the net.<\/p>\n
His goal trumped Richarlison\u2019s acrobatic volley for Brazil against Serbia and Payet\u2019s sublime, long-range strike to win the award and become the first amputee to ever win the award. Goals from Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe and Manchester United striker Alessia Russo were nominated in the original shortlist before it was whittled down to a final three.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been difficult for me to even dream about an award like this,\u201d Oleksy said. \u201cI am standing before you today receiving the award for the best goal in the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am dedicating this award to Ewelina, Tomek, Tosia \u2014 because it was thanks to them that I was able to pick myself up after the accident and am here now, and can score such beautiful goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cI also want to thank the entire football community because someone has created this beautiful sport that makes it possible for us to find fulfilment. Thank you very much!\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking to ESPN earlier this month, Puskas winner Oleksy said scoring his award-winning goal \u201cfelt like magic,\u201d adding that he did not expect it to receive worldwide plaudits.<\/p>\n
Marcin Oleksy\u2019s stunning acrobatic goal won the FIFA Puskas award on Monday. European Amputee Football Federation<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I saw how the ball was played toward me, at the height it was, I thought \u2018this could be something beautiful,’\u201d he said. \u201cSo I just hit it. I was following it with my eyes, and when I saw it in the net it just felt like magic.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring practice, we don\u2019t really often try to do these kinds of shots. But when I started playing amputee football, I always wanted to do something special.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI found out the next day, because the big TV stations and sports outlets started to show it. I knew then that it was going to be something big in Poland, but not across the whole world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oleksy, who made five appearances for Poland at the WAFF Amputee Football World Cup in Turkey last year, joins names such as Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min on the list of Puskas winners.<\/p>\n
He was awarded the honour on the night of FIFA The Best awards. Lionel Messi won Best FIFA Men\u2019s Player while Barcelona\u2019s Alexia Putellas won Best FIFA Women\u2019s Player.<\/p>\n
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