The Union of European Football Associations or UEFA announced the 2020/21 goal of the season winner award. Undoubtedly, Mehdi Taremi of Porto club wins the battle among many nominees. The administration crowned him with the goal of the season award for the last league campaign.
In the quarter-final of the last season, against Chelsea, he performed a terrific bicycle kick. Porto emerged victoriously in that match and that goal marked the match as well and became one of the greatest goals of all time.
The Eligibility for the goal of the season award
Only those goals will be considered, and those players will be considered who netted their respective goals for their respective UEFA clubs or any international tournaments which should take place between October 2020, and July 2021.
The best goals from this period will get into the nominees. The final selection for the goal of the season award will be decided via votes. The goals will only be eligible to the official vote portal of the UEFA, only if they come from any footballer’s leg in that period.
The goal of Mehdi Taremi beats various terrific goals
With Mehdi Taremi’s goal being awarded as the goal of the season, his strike beat many other excellent shots as well. Significant among them is Lorenzo Insigne’s curler. He scored for his nation, i.e., for Italy, which came against the Red Devils of International football, Belgium, in the last edition of the European Championship. However, this goal won second place, among the votes.
The goal which won the third rank in this race was the goal of Kemar Roofe’s goal in the last year’s Europa League. His goal was certainly brilliant, which came as a long-range strike for the Rangers. However, first became, Taremi’s goal, as he almost got 30% of the votes out of a total of more than 6 lakh votes.
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