Ten goals were shortlisted for the award, with several pundits predicting a win for Gareth Bale's gymnastic volley within the Champions League final for Real Madrid against metropolis or Cristiano Ronaldo's equally unforgettable overhead kick against Juventus.
But the Egyptian star's effort, that saw him spin past 2 Everton players before curling a left-foot shot into the so much corner, gained thirty eight per cent of the quite five hundred,000 votes solid.
The award, that is called when Magyarorszag and Real Madrid nice Ferenc Puskas, was the primary proclaimed at the simplest FIFA soccer Awards in London. Salah, 26, has conjointly been shortlisted for public toilet player of the year.
He told the audience at the Royal pageant Hall that he hoped to win another prize later within the evening.
The other players appointed for the award were Denis Cheryshev, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, poet McGree, Giorgian Diamond State Arrascaeta, Lionel Messi, Ricardo Quaresma and Benjamin Pavard.
Here is that the worship strike that won the highest prize.
Speaking at the awards ceremony, worship said: "I am terribly happy and really proud.
"I got to give thanks everybody WHO for voted ME."
YES MO!! ??@MoSalah's stunning strike against @Everton has been voted as the FIFA #Puskás Goal of the Year. #TheBest #FIFAFootballAwards pic.twitter.com/aIg2rTSiEB
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) 24 septembre 2018
France manager Didier Deschamps took home the prize for Coach of the Year when winning last summer's World Cup whereas Belgique star Thibaut Courtois was named because the Goalkeeper of the Year.
Deschamps was up against European country coach Zlatko Dalic, whose facet lost to France within the final in Russia this summer, and Zinedine Zidane, WHO diode Real Madrid to a 3rd straight Champions League win.
Deschamps' win was no surprise, given the main focus on Russia 2018, and he used his acceptance speech to warmly thanks his facility employees and players.
Deschamps said: "I need to give thanks the president of the French Federation WHO trusty ME and helped ME work serenely.
"We all recognize that being an instructor, alone we won't do something.
"We are nothing while not our players and that i need to give thanks my WHOle team who worked to urge ME here and find me this trophy tonight."