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12 of the greatest goals ever scored featuring Kasami, Messi and more

Martin Jol hailed Pajtim Kasami's volley against Crystal Palace, calling it the best he's ever seen.

Hot on the heels of Jack Wilshere and Arsenal's phenomenal team effort on the weekend, the 21-year-old Switzerland international chested the ball as he ran into the Palace 18-yard box and in one swift move, blasted the ball from a very tight angle past Julian Speroni.

“I have to be honest, and I’m not stretching my imagination, but I haven’t seen a goal as good as this,” putting it above Marco van Basten's super strike in 1988. Kasami's wonder goal followed Jack Wilshere's brilliant opener against Norwich, so talkSPORT looks at some of football's greatest efforts, starting with Van Basten's screamer...

Marco van Basten (Netherlands) v USSR: 1988 European Championship final

Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United) v Porto: 2009 Champions League quarter-final

Zinedine Zidane (Real) v Bayer Leverkusen: 2002 Champions League final

Glenn Hoddle (Tottenham) v Man United: 1979/80 League Cup

Diego Maradona (Argentina) v England: 1986 World Cup quarter-final

Paul Gascoigne (England) v Scotland: 1996 European Championship group stage

David Ginola (Newcastle) v Ferencvaros: 1996/97 UEFA Cup second round

Carlos Alberto (Brazil) v Italy: 1970 World Cup final

Archie Gemmill (Scotland) v The Netherlands: 1978 World Cup group stage

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) v England: 2012 friendly

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) v Getafe: 2006/07 Spanish Cup semi-final

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Ajax) v NEC: 2003/04 Eredivisie

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