READ MORE:<\/strong> Sharks playmaker sweating on ban after brutal hit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Rotten injury, ban looming after ugly NRL tackle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A clip of the goal was the top post on Reddit's soccer subforum, and even the official Twitter account for FIFA, the world governing body, was singing his praises.<\/p>\n "I did mean it – but could I do it again in a thousand goes? Probably not," he said on the broadcast afterwards.<\/p>\n "I did it at training a few weeks ago and I faceplanted."<\/p>\n Fans will of course remember Riley McGree's remarkable effort for Newcastle Jets back in 2018<\/a> – which was nominated for the Puskas Award for the best goal in world football.<\/p>\n McGree controversially lost to Liverpool superstar Mo Salah<\/a>, but Garuccio's coach thinks he has a shot at the gong.<\/p>\n "I just couldn't believe it," Aloisi told reporters afterwards.<\/p>\n "There's some goal. He's probably in line for a Puskas Award, goal of the year around the world, so let's hope he gets that."<\/p>\n Garuccio himself was quick to pour cold water on those expectations.<\/p>\n "I don't really think about that stuff too much," he said.<\/p>\n "Obviously, it's a nice feeling. It's an unbelievable goal. It's probably the best I'll ever score in my career. So, of course, I'll enjoy it."<\/p>\n The win thrust United to the top of the table, one point ahead of cross-town rivals Melbourne City.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The A-League might just have another Puskas Award contender, after Ben Garuccio's 'scorpion kick' goal last night quickly went viral around the world. The 26-year-old's […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198480"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=198480"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198482,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198480\/revisions\/198482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=198480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=198480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=198480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"TODAY:](\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2018\/04\/146223\/180428-SPORT-McGree.jpg\")
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