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James Rodriguez volley voted goal of World Cup

James Rodriguez has added the goal of the tournament award to the World Cup golden boot prize
James Rodriguez has added the goal of the tournament award to the World Cup golden boot prize

Golden-boot winner James Rodriguez's stunning chest-down and volley against Uruguay has been voted the goal of the World Cup.

Rodriguez scored twice in his country's 2-0 last-16 victory over Uruguay on his way to ending the tournament as top-scorer with six goals.

His first goal in that game received over four million votes in a fan poll on FIFA's website.

A sublime header by the Netherlands' Robin van Persie against Spain came second.

Rodriguez has been linked with a move from Monaco to Real Madrid with some reports this Monday morning claiming a fee of €80million has been agreed for the striker.

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