Hatem Ben Arfa will not be winning the award for the world’s best goal of 2012.
Ben Arfa’s FA Cup goal against Blackburn Rovers in January was on the ten-strong shortlist, but failed to make the cut when it was reduced to three.
Radamel Falcao, Neymar and Miroslav Stoch will fight it out for the Puskas Award, which will be presented at Fifa’s Ballon D’Or 2012 Gala on January 7.