Messi or Ronaldo? It’s neck and neck for the Golden Shoe
LONDON: Leo Messi, in effect, has already won the all-competitions goals tally for the season but the race for the ESM Golden Shoe as the European leagues’ top scorer remains wide open.
The duel between Barcelona’s Argentinian and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo could not be tighter with both men on 41 goals – a Spanish league record – after the weekend’s matches.
Further down the top 10 Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney moved up to joint fifth with the two goals which helped beat Aston Villa.
Golden Shoe rankings
Points are calculated on the strength of a league as rated by comparison with the UEFA coefficient
1. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 41 x 2 = 82
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 41 x 2 = 82
3. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) 27 x 2 = 54
4. Mario Gomez (Bayern München) 25 x 2 = 50
5. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke 04) 24 x 2 = 48
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) 24 x 2 = 48
Burak Yilmaz (Trabzonspor) 32 x 1,5 = 48
8. Aleksandrs Cekulajevs (JK Trans Narva) 46 x 1 = 46
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) 23 x 2 = 46
10. Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid) 22 x 2 = 44
11. Sergio ‘Kun’ Agüero (Manchester City) 21 x 2 = 42
Bas Dost (sc Heerenveen) 28 x 1,5 = 42
Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid) 21 x 2 = 42
14. Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow) 27 x 1,5 = 40,5
15. Olivier Giroud (SC Montpellier) 20 x 2 = 40
Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund) 20 x 2 = 40
Diego Milito (Internazionale) 20 x 2 = 40
Antonio Di Natale (Udinese Calcio) 20 x 2 = 40
19. Edinson Cavani (SSC Napoli) 19 x 2 = 38
Papiss Demba Cissé (SC Freiburg/Newcastle United) 19 x 2 = 38
21. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 18 x 2 = 36
22. Luuk de Jong (FC Twente) 23 x 1,5 = 34,5
David Lafata (FK Jablonec) 23 x 1,5 = 34,5
24. Martin Harnik (VfB Stuttgart) 17 x 2 = 34
Fernando Llorente (Athletic de Bilbao) 17 x 2 = 34
Rodrigo Palacio (Genoa CFC) 17 x 2 = 34
Lukas Podolski (1.FC Köln) 17 x 2 = 34
28. Jérémy Perbet (RAEC Mons) 22 x 1,5 = 33
29. Demba Ba (Newcastle United) 16 x 2 = 32
Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC) 16 x 2 = 32
Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen) 16 x 2 = 32
Marco Reus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 16 x 2 = 32
Roberto Soldado (Valencia CF) 16 x 2 = 32
Aiyegbeni Yakubu (Blackburn Rovers) 16 x 2 = 32
35. Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit St.Petersburg) 21 x 1,5 = 31,5
Sanharib Malki (Roda JC Kerkrade) 21 x 1,5 = 31,5
37. Gérman Gustavo Denis (Atalanta Bergamo) 15 x 2 = 30
John Guidetti (Feyenoord) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Eden Hazard (OSC Lille) 15 x 2 = 30
Miguel Pérez Cuesta ‘Michu’ (Rayo Vallecano) 15 x 2 = 30
Artjoms Rudnevs (KSS Lech Poznán) 20 x 1,5 = 30
42. Nikica Jelavic (Glasgow Rangers/Everton) 14 x 1,5 + 4 x 2 = 29
43. Alexander Frei (FC Basel) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
Rodrigo José ‘Lima’ dos Santos (Sporting Braga) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
Kevin Mirallas (Olympiakos Piraeus) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
** The Golden Shoe is administered, computed and formulated by the European Sports Media group whose members comprise: A Bola (Portugal), ElfVoetbal (Netherlands), Fanatik (Turkey), Foot Magazine (Belgium), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany), Guerin Sportivo (Italy), Kicker (Germany), Marca (Spain), Sport Express (Russia), Telegraaf/Telesport (Netherlands), Tipsbladet (Denmark), World Soccer (England). Affiliated members: Kick Off (South Africa), Titan Sport (China), Netease (China), SportalKorea (South-Korea).
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