Paul Pogba, Dele Alli shortlisted for UEFA goal of the season

| 20 July 2021

Paul Pogba, Dele Alli shortlisted for UEFA goal of the season

The likes of Dele Allii, Patrik Schick and Sarah Zadrazil are also among the 10 contenders looking to win the award.

Kemar Roofe, Paul Pogba and Dele Alli are on a 10-player shortlist for UEFA's goal of the season award.

Patrik Schick's lob from the halfway line over a stranded David Marshall in the Czech Republic's Euro 2020 win over Scotland is also a contender.

Alli scored Tottenham's opening goal against Wolfsburg in the Champions League with a spectacular overhead kick.

What a goal! To even try this bicycle kick takes confidence... 😳

Take a bow, Dele! 🚲 pic.twitter.com/AWJbibdxR1

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 24, 2021

Manchester United midfielder Pogba netted one of the goals of Euro 2020 for France against Switzerland.

Pogba picked the ball up 25 yards out and curled a stunning effort into the top corner to give France a 3-1 lead.

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 from @paulpogba

Name a better strike at @Euro2020... We'll wait 😏#Euro2020 | #ITVFootball | #FRA pic.twitter.com/NzFvLvtNEm

— ITV Football (@itvfootball) July 5, 2021

However, the the Swiss eventually progressed to the quarter-finals on penalties after a 3-3 draw.

Rangers striker Roofe also scored from the halfway line in the Europa League.

Roofe won the ball in his own half and beat three Standard Liege players before hitting a sensational long-range effort.

Kemar Roofe's goal for Rangers last night was the furthest distance ever for a goal scored in the UEFA Europa League 🤯

⚽️ 54.6 yards pic.twitter.com/eHykkDWLYu

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 23, 2020

Mehdi Taremi's overhead kick for Porto against Chelsea and Paulinho's finish for Braga against Leicester are also on the shortlist.

The European Championships also provided Lorenzo Insigne's strike for Italy against Belgium.

Euro 2020 Package — Patrik Schick left David Marshall scrambling (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Florian Wirtz's first-minute effort for Germany Under-21s against Holland, Sarah Zadrazil's thunderbolt for Bayern Munich against Chelsea in the Women's Champions League semi-finals and Ferrao's Futsal goal for Barcelona against Dobovec complete the shortlist.