SCOTT MCTOMINAY

Scotland and Napoli's acrobatic volley-scoring hero

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Scoring an iconic, acrobatic volley for his club made Scott McTominay a contender to be one of our People of the Year; doing the exact same thing again for his country made him a certainty.

In May, the Scotland midfielder scored the goal that sealed the Serie A crown for Napoli, a stunning scissor-kick in a 2-0 win over Cagliari. It was one of those moments that separates top-level footballers from mere mortals; the imagination to conceive of the strike, the athleticism to reach the ball, the technique to perfectly time the contact, and the character to deliver for his team in a crucial moment.

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the goal, though, was that he managed to better it six months later.