Lionel Messi wins EU Golden Shoe award

Q.  Which striker won the European Golden Shoe for a record 4th Time?
- Published on 02 Jun 17

a. Lionel Messi
b. Harry Kane
c. Luis Suarez
d. Dries Mertens

ANSWER: Lionel Messi
 
Lionel Messi wins EU Golden Shoe awardBarcelona striker Lionel Messi won the European Golden Shoe for a record equalling fourth time on Sunday having scored 37 goals this season in the Spanish league.

He drew level with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo with the fourth honour. The award goes every season to the leading goal scorer from every top division national league in Europe.

The Argentinian striker, standing on 74 points, pipped Bas Dost of Sporting Lisbon by six points.

Dost, who ended the season with 34 goals, had scored a hattrick in his last game against Chaves. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Borussia Dortmund was third on the table with 31 goals in the Bundesliga.
Lionel Messi, Barcelona,74 points
Bas Dost, Sporting Lisbon,68 points
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Borussia Dortmund,62 points
Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich,60 points
Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur58 points
Edin Dzeko, AS Roma58 points
Luis Suarez, Barcelona58 points
Dries Mertens, Napoli56 points
Edinson Cavani, Paris Saint-Germain52.5 points
Andrea Belotti, Torino52 points
Romelu Lukaku, Everton50 points
Anthony Modeste, Cologne50 points
Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid50 points
Lionel Messi: Know More
  • Messi helped Barcelona win their third Copa del Rey final on Saturday against Alaves with his opening goal.
  • However, rivals Real Madrid left Barcelona behind in the league title race by three points to clinch their first title in five years.
  • He scored twice against Eibar to seal the league season with a win, ensuring that manager Luis Enrique gets a happy farewell. In other achievements,
  • Messi has been honoured with five Ballon d’Or awards so far, five La Liga Best Player awards, and both a FIFA World Cup Golden Ball and Player of the Year title.

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