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source: the playbook asia |
During the 2016 Malaysian Super
League match between Penang FA and Pahang FA at the City Stadium in George
Town, Penang on 16th Feb 2016, Faiz scored an incredible free kick
which subsequently went viral on social media fot its ‘physics-defying flight’.
The free kick he took was described as ‘a swerve so wicked that the goalkeeper
stood no chance’.
The free
kick goal was nominated for FIFA Puskas Award later that year by the Football
Association of Malaysia. The nomination was accepted by FIFA, and Faiz
subsequently made it all the way to FIFA’s top 3 shortlist for the Puskas
Award, beating the professional starts such as Lionel Messi and Neymar.
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source: FREEMALAYSIATODAY |
On 9th
of Jan 2017,Faiz was awarded FIFA Puskas Award during The Best FIFA Football
Awards in Zurich, Switzerland. He garnered nearly 60% of the online votes,
while Brazilian Marlone and Venezuelan Daniuska Rodriguez came in second and
third places respectively. Faiz Subri becomes the latest player to collect this
award after Cristiano Ronaldo (2009), Hamit Altintop (2010), Neymar (2011), Miroslav
Stoch (2012), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2013), James Rodriguez (2014) and Wendell
Lira (2015).
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source: FREEMALAYSIATODAY |
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source: Faiz Subri's Twitter |
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