Soccer Football - Europa League - BATE Borisov vs Arsenal - Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus - September 28, 2017 Arsenal's Olivier Giroud Action Images via Reuters/Adam Holt
(Reuters) - Olivier Giroud's scorpion kick strike for Arsenal against Crystal Palace last season was shortlisted for FIFA's goal of the year award on Monday, alongside efforts from Venezuelan teenager Deyna Castellanos and goalkeeper Oscarine Masuluke.
Giroud scored with an improvised volley in the Premier League match on Jan. 1, producing an acrobatic flick with his left heel to convert Alexis Sanchez's cross into the net off the crossbar while tumbling forward.
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