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An Irish woman could win the [praise / prize] for soccer's world goal of the year competition. The woman is Stephanie Roche, 26, who [plays / pays] international football for Ireland. She is on a new [list / listed] of just three people for the FIFA Goal of the Year [award / awarded] . The other two goal [scores / scorers] are Holland's Robin van Persie and Colombia's James Rodriquez. The list [originated / originally] had ten players, [including / includes] Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Diego Costa. After Ms Roche [hears / heard] the news that she was on the shortlist, she told reporters: "It's been a [crazily / crazy] day." Roche scored her goal for her former team Peamount United on October 20, 2013. It is now an Internet [sensation / sensational] , with over 2.5 million views.

Ms Roche thanked everyone for [voting / voted] for her and [urged / urgent] people to keep voting. She said she was proud to [been / be] the first woman on FIFA's shortlist, saying: "I'm the [first / fast] woman to do it. Obviously, that is a great [achievement / achiever] and something I'm delighted to say I have done." She explained how she [heard / hearing] the news she had made the top three. She said: "I went down to the club [home / house] . French TV came down to watch me [watching / looking] the results, as it was live on YouTube. I was the first name called [in / out] . I was just so happy to be in there. To be in the top three is brilliant." Roche's goal has already changed her career and her [life / live] . She now plays professionally in France for the club ASPTT Albi.