10 Best Golazos from World Football This Weekend
This week's golazo ranking features superb efforts from England, the USA, France, Italy, Australia, Belgium, Croatia and Poland.
The quality of the top 10 means that the following belters only earn honourable mentions: Thomas Muller's second-chance finish at Werder Bremen, David Alaba's free-kick from the same game, Royston Drenthe's dazzling dead ball for Kayseri Erciyesspor and Leroy Sane's tight-angle strike for Schalke.
Now it's time to see the 10 goals that did make the cut...
10. Adebayo Akinfenwa (AFC Wimbledon) vs. Exeter
1 of 10Wimbledon suffered a 3-2 defeat at Exeter on Saturday, but the south London side scored the goal of the game after just four minutes.
Adebayo "The Beast" Akinfenwa held up a long ball on the edge of the area and proceeded to add a highlight to his lengthy showreel.
9. George Boyd (Burnley) vs. Manchester City
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Relegation-threatened Burnley upset reigning Premier League champions Manchester City with a shocking 1-0 win at Turf Moor on Saturday.
The winner came just after the hour mark from the right boot of George Boyd, who half-volleyed an attempted Vincent Kompany clearance past Joe Hart.
8. Innocent Emeghara (San Jose Earthquakes) vs. Seattle Sounders
3 of 10Innocent Emeghara made quite an impression on his debut for the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.
In the 70th minute of the Californian side's 3-2 win over the Seattle Sounders, the brilliantly named Swiss striker made a dazzling run down the left flank before finishing with a lovely right-footed shot.
7. Pablo Chavarria (Lens) vs. Toulouse
4 of 10Lens and Toulouse are both struggling to avoid the drop in Ligue 1, but "Les Sang et Or" came out with a 1-0 win during their bout on Saturday.
Lens' winner was a lovely volley from Pablo Chavarria, who reacted instinctively when a cross came over his shoulder in the 76th minute.
6. Alvaro Morata (Juventus) vs. Palermo
5 of 10Juventus' inevitable march toward a fourth consecutive scudetto continued on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Palermo.
The goal was scored in style by former Real Madrid starlet Alvaro Morata, who curled in a wonderful left-footed shot in the 70th minute.
5. Ruben Zadkovich (Perth Glory) vs. Wellington Phoenix
6 of 10Wellington Phoenix jumped to the top of the Australian A-League with a 2-1 win at Perth Glory this weekend. The show was stolen, however, by Perth midfielder Ruben Zadkovich, who blasted in a screamer from distance in the 28th minute.
4. Nicolas Day (Excelsior Virton) vs. OH Leuven
7 of 10One may be forgiven for not following the action in the Belgian second division, but our eagle-eyed friends at 101GG unearthed a gem from Saturday's action.
OH Leuven pulled off a 2-1 win at Excelsior Virton, but the hosts managed a fine goal through Nicolas Day, who managed to lob the keeper from around 40 yards.
3. Paulo Machado (Dinamo Zagreb) vs. Hajduk Split
8 of 10Dinamo Zagreb found themselves a mere 15 points ahead at the top of the Croatian 1. HNL on Saturday evening after earning a dramatic late point at Hajduk Split.
The league leaders were a goal down three minutes into injury time when Paulo Machado saved the day with a beautiful volley.
2. Mateusz Piatkowski (Jagiellonia Bialystok) vs. Gornik Leczna
9 of 10Jagiellonia Bialystok moved to within four points of Polish Ekstraklasa leaders Legia Warsaw with a 2-1 win over Leczna on Sunday.
Both Jagiellonia goals were scored by Mateusz Piatkowski, the first of which was a stunning 35-yard drive.
1. Matt Phillips (QPR) vs. Crystal Palace
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Queens Park Rangers' quest to avoid relegation wasn't helped by their 3-1 defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday, but their consolation goal was surely one of the finest of the season.
In the 83rd minute, Matt Phillips let rip from around 40 yards to beat Julian Speroni, scoring the longest-distance goal in the Premier League this season, according to The Mirror's James Whaling.
