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Topic Started: Dec 29 2012, 12:25 PM (18 Views)
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ZURICH, Switzerland -- Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his astonishing overhead kick goal against England hours too late to be named best goal in 2012 in a FIFA contest. Coby Fleener Youth Jersey . FIFA said Thursday that Ibrahimovics fourth goal in Swedens 4-2 victory came after voting opened at 1400 GMT Wednesday for its 10 approved candidates for the Puskas Award. "Given that a number of votes have already been cast for this years award, the select committee for the Puskas Award may not, at this stage, include an additional nominee," FIFA said in a statement. FIFA said the goal can be considered by its selection panel of experts as a candidate for the 2013 Puskas Award. The 2012 award, named after Hungarian great Ferenc Puskas, will be announced Jan. 7 at the Ballon dOr gala in Zurich. Lionel Messi, Neymar and Rademal Falcao are among the contenders being voted for by visitors to fifa.com. Ibrahimovics instinctive 30-yard (meter) strike was lavished with praise by Swedish and English media. He reacted after England goalkeeper Joe Hart weakly headed the ball clear outside the penalty area. Facing away from the goal, Ibrahimovic leaped high and twisted to launch a looping shot which bounced into the unguarded net. Ibrahimovic ripped off his shirt in celebration and ran to the halfway line to be greeted by teammates mostly laughing with surprise at what they witnessed. The stoppage-time spectacle was a fitting end to the first international match at the new Friends Arena in Stockhom. "From now its called Zlatan Arena," wrote sports columnist Mats Olsson in the Swedish daily Expressen. Ibrahimovic said it was "probably the goal I enjoyed the most" of those he scored for the national team. "Ive played a lot of good games. Ive scored many nice goals," he said. "But the important thing was to win in the new arena, which Ive said earlier, it feels like a Coliseum." 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Markel Susaeta scored the opener, reaching Iker Muniains through ball before chipping goalkeeper Alvaro Campos in the 24th.MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Memphis Grizzlies held on for a big win to tighten the Western Conference race for home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Marc Gasol scored 18 points, Rudy Gay had 16 and the Grizzlies beat the Clippers 94-85 Monday night, moving one-half game behind Los Angeles for the fourth seed in the West "Its the wild, wild West," said Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo, who had 13 points. "You look in the (Eastern Conference). When you get down to the last five or six games, a lot of teams pretty much start resting. In the West, thats not possible. Every game counts down the stretch. You can lose two or three, and have a tough opponent in the first round. "Everyone is really close, and we moved that much closer to the fourth spot. Weve just got to keep playing well." The game had the atmosphere of a playoff matchup. The Memphis crowd was intense, the play on the floor was physical and emotions were high with a lot of players barking about calls. The aggressive play was part of the Grizzlies strategy. "We didnt want them to run free and get a bunch of lobs," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "Just be physical and aggressive with them, and I thought we accomplished that. "We held them to 85 points, and they can score." Mike Conley also scored 13 points for Memphis, which won for the eighth time in 10 games. Marreese Speights had 12 points and Zach Randolph added 10 points and 12 rebounds as the Grizzlies finished with a 48-36 rebounding edge, but committed 20 turnovers. "That was probably the only negative I saw -- the 20 turnovers, and that we gave up 29 points (off turnovers)," Hollins said. "But the rest of the game was really outstanding." Chris Paul led Los Angeles with 21 points and six assists, while Blake Griffin had 19 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field. DeAndre Jordan added 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Eric Bledsoe and Randy Foye scored 11 points each. The Clippers snapped a two-game winning streak and lost for just the second time in 10 games. "I couldnt make a shot," said Paul who was 7 for 17 from the floor, and missed three of his four attempts from outside the arc. "I couldnt throw a rock in the ocean. We had a lot of easy ones that we just couldnt convert." The Clippers pulled to 86-83 with 55.8 seconds left on Jordans dunk. But Memphis hit all six of its free throws, including four by Conley, in the final 31 seconds to preserve the victory. The Grizzlies led 52-41 at halftime despite committing seven turnovers, a prelude to a night of miscues. Memphis overcame the ballhandling problems by shooting 55 per cent and controlling the boards, 23-18 before the break. "They are one of the best rebounding teams in the league," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said. "I thought we did a good job handling some of the pressure, but we did not rebound the ball well, especially in the first half. They were more physical, and we struggled to shoot the ball. T.Y. Hilton Jersey. quot; Memphis finished shooting 50 per cent, while the Clippers were limited to 41 per cent. Gasol led the Grizzlies with 12 points in the first half. No Clippers player had reached double figures, but Paul and Foye had nine apiece and Griffin had eight. Griffin also spent some time on the bench with two fouls. The Clippers, who committed five turnovers in the half, including two in the final minute, shot 37 per cent before the break. Memphis extended the lead to 15 early in the second half, and maintained a double-digit margin through much of the third quarter. The Grizzlies led 71-60 heading to the fourth. Bledsoes layup got the Clippers deficit under double digits to start the final period, but Mayo scored a pair of baskets, extending the lead to 81-64 with 7 minutes left. Griffin and Paul were on the bench at the time. When they returned during the middle portion of the fourth, consecutive baskets by Paul pulled Los Angeles to 84-74 with 3:14 left. Pauls 3-point play with 1:22 left got the Clippers to 86-81, the closest they had been since the latter stages of the first half. A dunk by Jordan with 55.8 seconds left got them even closer at 86-83. But Gay got a feed from Mayo on the baseline with the Clippers overplaying defensively and his dunk put the Grizzlies up five. Gay followed with two free throws after Pauls turnover, and Conley converted the final four free throws. "We got stops," Griffin said of the comeback. "We got in the open court and got some easy buckets. Once that happens, some shots start to fall. We fought back, but obviously didnt finish it out, and that was the problem." No one had to point out how close the two teams are or could ignore the possibility of a first-round 4 vs. 5 matchup. "We are right there," Griffin said. "We are going back and forth. We very likely could (face each other), and we are excited about that." "We wanted to get this win for ourselves," Conley said. "We want to move up and get the fourth spot and go even further if we can." NOTES: Memphis assistant coach Barry Hecker was back on the Grizzlies bench Monday night. Hecker missed Saturdays home win over Dallas with an illness. He said it was the first game he has missed since he began his coaching career in 1971. ... Memphis recalled rookie G Josh Selby from Reno of the NBADL. ... Randolph played despite being involved in a minor car accident earlier Monday. There were no injuries. Randolph tweeted shortly after the wreck that he was not injured except for a sore back. With the back end of that car falling off, Randolph drove his Rolls Royce convertible to the arena. "I was kind of scared," he said of driving the Rolls. ... Despite the loss, the Clippers still hold the tiebreaker with a 2-1 advantage in the season series. .Griffin, the leagues sixth-leading rebounder at 11.0 per game, had only six Monday night, his second lowest-game of the season. .Jordan had his eight double-double of the season. ' ' '
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