Goal of the Year

Stephanie Roche

Meet the woman who could be awarded FIFA’s Goal of the Year

Sports

Ireland’s Stephanie Roche could become the first woman to ever to win FIFA’s Puskás Award for scoring the best goal of the year. Her spectacular shot became a YouTube sensation and earned her a place on the shortlist with Colombia’s James Rodriguez and Hollands’ Robin van Persie.

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