James Rodriguez beats Van P & Roche to win Fifa Puskas best goal Award

James Rodriguez has won the Fifa Puskas Award following his wondergoal in Colombia's World Cup win over Uruguay, finishing ahead of Stephanie Roche and Netherlands international Robin van Persie.

The Real Madrid star enjoyed a sublime World Cup, with one of his tournament highlights a stunning turn and volley that set Colombia on their way to a 2-0 round-of-16 win over Uruguay.

James' goal had already been voted as the best of the 2014 World Cup, helping the 23-year-old to claim the Golden Boot prize with a total of six strikes.

The Colombia international follows in the footsteps of illustrious names such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with Hamit Altintop and Miroslav Stoch having also won the award since its introduction in 2009.

Roche earned her nomination thanks to a wondergoal in Peamount's 2-0 Irish Women's National League win over Wexford Youths.

Van Persie's magnificent header in Netherlands' stunning 5-1 World Cup win over Spain also earned him a place among the final three.