PIC: Fifa publish stats showing the huge swell of support from Ireland for Stephanie Roche yesterday

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Fifa have released a snapshot of the voting for the Puskas Award, and it looks like Stephanie Roche's main competition will come from South America.

The former Peamount United striker's superb strike made yesterday's cut to three finalists, alongside goals from the World Cup by Dutch forward Robin van Persie and Colombian star James Rodriguez. But figures released by Fifa this morning show social media traffic to the organisation's website from Colombia and Ireland running almost neck and neck yesterday in the run-up to the announcement of the finalists.

Voting before 1st #Puskas Award deadline yesterday mirrored in http://t.co/FWJJAgQOHB SM traffic. Big Irish backing. pic.twitter.com/f0ViJMpjEJ — Alex Stone (@AlexStone7) December 2, 2014

Voting is already open for the final, and you can lend your support here

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Fifa have released a snapshot of the voting for the Puskas Award, and it looks like Stephanie Roche's main competition will come from South America.

Fifa have released a snapshot of the voting for the Puskas Award, and it looks like Stephanie Roche's main competition will come from South America.

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