FIFA Puskás Award The nominees for 2014 were announced on 12 November. FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees on 12 November 2015. FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees on 21 November 2016. FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees on 22 September 2017. FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees on 3 September 2018. FIFA Puskás Award The FIFA Puskás Award is an award established on 20 October 2009 by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), at the behest of then-president Sepp Blatter, in order to award the player, male or female, judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant,
2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress 2 June, Blatter announced his intent to resign, remaining in office until an extraordinary FIFA Congress convened and elected a new president. An extraordinary congress was set for 26 February 2016 by the FIFA Executive Committee in July, who also announced the deadlines for candidates and other necessary procedures. A "landmark" reform package was overwhelmingly approved during the first part of the session by 179 of 207 members. Among the promised tenants is the dissolution of the Executive Committee, to be replaced by a larger FIFA Council selected by regional confederations, as well as imposed term limits on executive offices