What do Messi, Falcao, Neymar and Eric Hassli have in common? They've all scored mindblowing goals over the last year, or so.
Yep, today FIFA announced the list of nominees for the 2012 FIFA Puskás award, given annually for the best goal in world football.
Your boy Eric is in.
The guy didn't win Goal of the Year in MLS for 2011, but Hassli's wonderstrike against Toronto FC this season might end up grabbing some hardware, and rightly so.
Voting ends November 29, get in there.