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Boy, 12, does a 'triple Gascoigne' with wonder goal 'worthy of winning Puskas award'
Paul Gascoigne with a wonder goal "worthy of winning the Puskas Award".Brazilian youngster Dani Luiz's goal, which he scored in a youth match in the region of Minas, has gone viral on social media after footage of his sublime solo strike was posted online. Media outlets in Brazil have lauded the goal as good enough to win FIFA's Puskas Award, handed out to the best goal scored around the world in a calendar year.After controlling the ball from a throw-in, Luiz moves away from a defender before flicking the ball over a defender.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley StadiumHe then controls the dropping ball on his knee before lifting it over a further two opposition players and volleying the ball past a helpless goalkeeper into the back of the net.His skillful flicking of the ball over opposition players, known as a "sombrero" in Brazil, is almost identical to Gascoigne's iconic goal for England at Euro 96.Gascoigne sealed a famous win for the Three Lions over Scotland at Wembley Stadium when he flicked the ball over Colin Hendry's head with his first touch before scoring on the volley.Which goal should win this year's FIFA Puskas Award? Let us know in the comments section below.With footage of Luiz's goal going viral on social media, fans around the world have been quick to react to the strike, with one tweeting: “Puskas Award worthy.”One Barcelona fan added: “Sign him before Madrid sees this,” as well as tagging club president Joan Laporta in their tweet.
