Lionel Messi missed out on the Puskas award to a player you’ve never heard of

Well done Wendell Lira.

It's usually only Cristiano Ronaldo who pips Lionel Messi to awards, but an unknown Brazilian player beat the Barcelona genius for the Puskas award tonight in Zurich. Messi won the main prize of the evening, and was crowned the best player in the world for the fifth time, at the Ballon d'Or ceremony, but had appeared certain to also claim the award for best goal of 2015 for this incredible solo effort against Athletic Bilbao. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRSpOhIa7zo However, Wendell Lira, a 27 year old Brazilian took the award for his acrobatic goal for Goianesia. Yeah, us neither, but fair play to him. https://twitter.com/fifamedia/status/686619017772175360 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et7f0gc9VpY Some on Twitter were surprised with the choice though. https://twitter.com/Ladbrokes/status/686620079249817601 https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/686618751194808320 https://twitter.com/BreatheSport/status/686619091810021376 https://twitter.com/Copa90/status/686618715459289088 https://twitter.com/adam_pena21/status/686623716592107520 https://twitter.com/bghayward/status/686618543291559938