Lionel Messi, Neymar Headline 2016 FIFA Puskas Award Nominees

Barcelona superstars Lionel Messi and Neymar have been shortlisted for the 2016 FIFA Puskas Award, recognising the best goal of the year. 

ESPN FC passed along an announcement from FIFA on Monday noting the Blaugrana pair will be considered for this year's accolade after two stunning strikes.

Messi's free-kick in Argentina's last-four victory over United States in the Copa America was deemed worthy of a nomination, as was Neymar's stunning flick and volley for his club against Villarreal.

The iconic talents join eight others on the 10-player shortlist, all vying for the award that recognises the most beautiful strike of the past 12 months.

Here is the full list:

Player	Goal Scored For	Goal Scored Against	Competition
Mario Gaspar	Spain	England	International friendly
Hlompho Kekana	South Africa	Cameroon	African Nations Cup qualifier
Marlone	Corinthians	Cobresal	Copa Libertadores
Lionel Messi	Argentina	United States	Copa America Centenario
Neymar	Barcelona	Villarreal	La Liga
Saul Niguez	Atletico Madrid	Bayern Munich	UEFA Champions League
Hal Robson-Kanu	Wales	Belgium	Euro 2016
Daniuska Rodriguez	Venezuela	Colombia	South American U17 Women's Football Championship
Simon Skrabb	Gefle	Atvidaberg	Allsvenskan league, Sweden
Mohd Faiz Subri	Penang	Pahang	Malaysia Super League

FIFATV shared footage all 10 nominations:

Sepp Blatter originally commissioned the award during his time at FIFA to highlight the most aesthetically significant goal of recent times.