May 30, 2017
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Messi just one week away from formal confirmation of fourth Golden Shoe
LONDON: With one – academic – week of competition remaining, Lionel Messi is unassailable in his pursuit of the ESM Golden Shoe which rewards Europe’s leading league marksman.
The only autumn-spring leagues awaiting completion this coming weekend are those in Ukraine, Switzerland, Macedonia and Turkey.
Messi is thus heading for his fourth Golden Shoe in seven years.
The 29-year-old Argentinian scored 37 goals in the Spanish league, three clear of Bas Dost of Sporting Clube and six ahead of Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Tottenham’s Harry Kane is set to finish fifth overall after his remarkable feat of seven goals in four days in Spurs’ last two games of the Premier League campaign.
Players’ goals totals are multiplied by a 1-2-3 ranking of the countries according to the UEFA Ranking of last July 1. That means the goals from numbers one (Spain) to five (Portugal) are doubled, goals from places six (France) to 22 (Denmark) are multiplied by 1.5.
As in previous years the Golden Shoe does not consider goals in play-off competitions.
Golden Shoe standings
(Ranking multiplication based on UEFA coefficient status)
1. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 37 x 2 = 74
2. Bas Dost (Sporting Clube de Portugal) 34 x 2 = 68
3. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) 31 x 2 = 62
4. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) 30 x 2 = 60
5. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 29 x 2 = 58
Edin Džeko (AS Roma) 29 x 2 = 58
7. Dries Mertens (SSC Napoli) 28 x 2 = 56
Luis Suárez (FC Barcelona) 28 x 2 = 56
9. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) 35 x 1,5 = 52,5
10. Andrea Belotti (Torino FC) 26 x 2 = 52
11. Romelu Lukaku (Everton FC) 25 x 2 = 50
Anthony Modeste (1.FC Köln) 25 x 2 = 50
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 25 x 2 = 50
14. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) 24 x 2 = 48
Mauro Icardi (Internazionale) 24 x 2 = 48
Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) 24 x 2 = 48
17. Ciro Immobile (SS Lazio Roma) 23 x 2 = 46
18. Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyonnais) 28 x 1,5 = 42
Timo Werner (RasenBallsport Leipzig) 21 x 2 = 42
20. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) 20 x 2 = 40
Diego Costa (Chelsea) 20 x 2 = 40
22. Iago Aspas (RC Celta de Vigo) 19 x 2 = 38
Francisco Soares ‘Tiquinho’ (Vitória Guimarães SC/FC Porto) 19 x 2 = 38
24. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) 18 x 2 = 36
Lorenzo Insigne (SSC Napoli) 18 x 2 = 36
26. ‘Vágner Love’ Silva da Souza (Alanyaspor) 23 x 1,5 = 34,5
27. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) 17 x 2 = 34
28. Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos) 22 x 1,5 = 33
29. Aritz Aduriz (Athletic de Bilbao) 16 x 2 = 32
Marco Borriello (US Cagliari Calcio) 16 x 2 = 32
Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta Bergamo) 16 x 2 = 32
Mario Gomez (VfL Wolfsburg) 16 x 2 = 32
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) 16 x 2 = 32
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) 16 x 2 = 32
’Keita’ Baldé Diao (SS Lazio Roma) 16 x 2 = 32
Joshua King (Bournemouth AFC) 16 x 2 = 32
Konstantinos Mitroglou (SL Benfica) 16 x 2 = 32
André Silva (FC Porto) 16 x 2 = 32
39. Radamel Falcao (AS Monaco) 21 x 1,5 = 31,5
Nicolai Jørgensen (Feyenoord) 21 x 1,5 = 31,5
41. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) 15 x 2 = 30
Jermaine Defoe (Sunderland AFC) 15 x 2 = 30
Matt Derbyshire (AC Omonia Nicosia) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Bafétimbi Gomis (Olympique Marseille) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Nikola Kalinić (ACF Fiorentina) 15 x 2 = 30
Andrej Kramaric (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) 15 x 2 = 30
Max Kruse (SV Werder Bremen) 15 x 2 = 30
Fernando Llorente (Swansea City) 15 x 2 = 30
Mohamed Salah (AS Roma) 15 x 2 = 30
Łukasz Teodorczyk (RSC Anderlecht) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Vitesse) 20 x 1,5 = 30
52. Samuel Armenteros (Heracles Almelo) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
Reza Ghoochannejhad (sc Heerenveen) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
Younés Hamza (Xanthi FC) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
Christian Gytkjaer (Rosenborg BK) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
56. Álvaro Morata (Real Madrid) 14 x 2 = 28
José Callejón (SSC Napoli) 14 x 2 = 28
Pero Pejic (FK Kukësi) 28 x 1 = 28
Sandro Ramírez Castillo (Málaga CF) 14 x 2 = 28
Heung-Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur) 14 x 2 = 28
61. Seydou Doumbia (FC Basel) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Markó Futács (HNK Hajduk Split) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Kike Gomez (Europa FC) 27 x 1 = 27
Guillaume Hoarau (BSC Young Boys) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Otto John (KF Trepça’89) 27 x 1 = 27
Fedor Smolov (FK Krasnodar) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Cenk Tosun (Besiktas JK) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Enes Ünal (FC Twente) 18 x 1,5 = 27
69. Carlos Bacca (AC Milan) 13 x 2 = 26
‘Rubén Castro’ Martín (Real Betis Balompié) 13 x 2 = 26
Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool FC) 13 x 2 = 26
Diego Falcinelli (FC Crotone) 13 x 2 = 26
‘Jonas’ Goncalves (SL Benfica) 13 x 2 = 26
Sadio Mané (Liverpool FC) 13 x 2 = 26
Moussa Marega (Vitória Guimarães SC) 13 x 2 = 26
Marco Martini (SP La Fiorita) 26 x 1 = 26
Gerard Moreno (RCD Espanyol) 13 x 2 = 26
‘Neymar’ da Silva Santos Júnior (FC Barcelona) 13 x 2 = 26
Omar Er Rafik (FC Differdange 03) 26 x 1 = 26
Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) 13 x 2 = 26
Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) 13 x 2 = 26
82. Samuel Eto’o Fils (Antalyaspor) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
Riad Bajic (Konyaspor) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
Olarenwaju Kayode (FK Austria Wien) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
Mimoun Mahi (FC Groningen) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
John Owoeri (BK Häcken) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
El Arabi Hilal Soudani (GNK Dinamo Zagreb) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
88. Evgeni Kabaev (Sillamäe Kalev) 25 x 1 = 25
Andrew Mitchell (Dungannon Swifts FC) 25 x 1 = 25
90. Deni Alar (SK Sturm Graz) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Egzijan Alioski (FC Lugano) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Florin Andone (Deportivo La Coruña) 12 x 2 = 24
Franko Andrijasevic (HNK Rijeka) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Gregoire Defrel (US Sassuolo Calcio) 12 x 2 = 24
Kasper Dolberg (AFC Ajax) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Iago Falqué (Torino FC) 12 x 2 = 24
Kevin Gameiro (Atlético Madrid) 12 x 2 = 24
Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) 12 x 2 = 24
Marek Hamsik (SSC Napoli) 12 x 2 = 24
Armin Hodzic (GNK Dinamo Zagreb) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Vedad Ibišević (Hertha BSC Berlin) 12 x 2 = 24
Willian José (Real Sociedad) 12 x 2 = 24
Bojan Kaljević (Balzan FC) 24 x 1 = 24
Azdren Llullaku (CS Gaz Metan Mediaş) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Fabio Quagliarella (UC Sampdoria) 12 x 2 = 24
Giovanni Simeone (Genoa CFC) 12 x 2 = 24
Pieros Sotirou (APOEL Nicosia FC) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Cyril Théréau (Udinese Calcio) 12 x 2 = 24
4. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) 30 x 2 = 60
5. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 29 x 2 = 58
Edin Džeko (AS Roma) 29 x 2 = 58
7. Dries Mertens (SSC Napoli) 28 x 2 = 56
Luis Suárez (FC Barcelona) 28 x 2 = 56
9. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) 35 x 1,5 = 52,5
10. Andrea Belotti (Torino FC) 26 x 2 = 52
11. Romelu Lukaku (Everton FC) 25 x 2 = 50
Anthony Modeste (1.FC Köln) 25 x 2 = 50
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 25 x 2 = 50
14. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) 24 x 2 = 48
Mauro Icardi (Internazionale) 24 x 2 = 48
Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) 24 x 2 = 48
17. Ciro Immobile (SS Lazio Roma) 23 x 2 = 46
18. Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyonnais) 28 x 1,5 = 42
Timo Werner (RasenBallsport Leipzig) 21 x 2 = 42
20. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) 20 x 2 = 40
Diego Costa (Chelsea) 20 x 2 = 40
22. Iago Aspas (RC Celta de Vigo) 19 x 2 = 38
Francisco Soares ‘Tiquinho’ (Vitória Guimarães SC/FC Porto) 19 x 2 = 38
24. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) 18 x 2 = 36
Lorenzo Insigne (SSC Napoli) 18 x 2 = 36
26. ‘Vágner Love’ Silva da Souza (Alanyaspor) 23 x 1,5 = 34,5
27. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) 17 x 2 = 34
28. Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos) 22 x 1,5 = 33
29. Aritz Aduriz (Athletic de Bilbao) 16 x 2 = 32
Marco Borriello (US Cagliari Calcio) 16 x 2 = 32
Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta Bergamo) 16 x 2 = 32
Mario Gomez (VfL Wolfsburg) 16 x 2 = 32
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) 16 x 2 = 32
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) 16 x 2 = 32
’Keita’ Baldé Diao (SS Lazio Roma) 16 x 2 = 32
Joshua King (Bournemouth AFC) 16 x 2 = 32
Konstantinos Mitroglou (SL Benfica) 16 x 2 = 32
André Silva (FC Porto) 16 x 2 = 32
39. Radamel Falcao (AS Monaco) 21 x 1,5 = 31,5
Nicolai Jørgensen (Feyenoord) 21 x 1,5 = 31,5
41. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) 15 x 2 = 30
Jermaine Defoe (Sunderland AFC) 15 x 2 = 30
Matt Derbyshire (AC Omonia Nicosia) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Bafétimbi Gomis (Olympique Marseille) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Nikola Kalinić (ACF Fiorentina) 15 x 2 = 30
Andrej Kramaric (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) 15 x 2 = 30
Max Kruse (SV Werder Bremen) 15 x 2 = 30
Fernando Llorente (Swansea City) 15 x 2 = 30
Mohamed Salah (AS Roma) 15 x 2 = 30
Łukasz Teodorczyk (RSC Anderlecht) 20 x 1,5 = 30
Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Vitesse) 20 x 1,5 = 30
52. Samuel Armenteros (Heracles Almelo) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
Reza Ghoochannejhad (sc Heerenveen) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
Younés Hamza (Xanthi FC) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
Christian Gytkjaer (Rosenborg BK) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
56. Álvaro Morata (Real Madrid) 14 x 2 = 28
José Callejón (SSC Napoli) 14 x 2 = 28
Pero Pejic (FK Kukësi) 28 x 1 = 28
Sandro Ramírez Castillo (Málaga CF) 14 x 2 = 28
Heung-Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur) 14 x 2 = 28
61. Seydou Doumbia (FC Basel) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Markó Futács (HNK Hajduk Split) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Kike Gomez (Europa FC) 27 x 1 = 27
Guillaume Hoarau (BSC Young Boys) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Otto John (KF Trepça’89) 27 x 1 = 27
Fedor Smolov (FK Krasnodar) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Cenk Tosun (Besiktas JK) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Enes Ünal (FC Twente) 18 x 1,5 = 27
69. Carlos Bacca (AC Milan) 13 x 2 = 26
‘Rubén Castro’ Martín (Real Betis Balompié) 13 x 2 = 26
Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool FC) 13 x 2 = 26
Diego Falcinelli (FC Crotone) 13 x 2 = 26
‘Jonas’ Goncalves (SL Benfica) 13 x 2 = 26
Sadio Mané (Liverpool FC) 13 x 2 = 26
Moussa Marega (Vitória Guimarães SC) 13 x 2 = 26
Marco Martini (SP La Fiorita) 26 x 1 = 26
Gerard Moreno (RCD Espanyol) 13 x 2 = 26
‘Neymar’ da Silva Santos Júnior (FC Barcelona) 13 x 2 = 26
Omar Er Rafik (FC Differdange 03) 26 x 1 = 26
Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) 13 x 2 = 26
Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) 13 x 2 = 26
82. Samuel Eto’o Fils (Antalyaspor) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
Riad Bajic (Konyaspor) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
Olarenwaju Kayode (FK Austria Wien) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
Mimoun Mahi (FC Groningen) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
John Owoeri (BK Häcken) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
El Arabi Hilal Soudani (GNK Dinamo Zagreb) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
88. Evgeni Kabaev (Sillamäe Kalev) 25 x 1 = 25
Andrew Mitchell (Dungannon Swifts FC) 25 x 1 = 25
90. Deni Alar (SK Sturm Graz) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Egzijan Alioski (FC Lugano) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Florin Andone (Deportivo La Coruña) 12 x 2 = 24
Franko Andrijasevic (HNK Rijeka) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Gregoire Defrel (US Sassuolo Calcio) 12 x 2 = 24
Kasper Dolberg (AFC Ajax) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Iago Falqué (Torino FC) 12 x 2 = 24
Kevin Gameiro (Atlético Madrid) 12 x 2 = 24
Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) 12 x 2 = 24
Marek Hamsik (SSC Napoli) 12 x 2 = 24
Armin Hodzic (GNK Dinamo Zagreb) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Vedad Ibišević (Hertha BSC Berlin) 12 x 2 = 24
Willian José (Real Sociedad) 12 x 2 = 24
Bojan Kaljević (Balzan FC) 24 x 1 = 24
Azdren Llullaku (CS Gaz Metan Mediaş) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Fabio Quagliarella (UC Sampdoria) 12 x 2 = 24
Giovanni Simeone (Genoa CFC) 12 x 2 = 24
Pieros Sotirou (APOEL Nicosia FC) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Cyril Théréau (Udinese Calcio) 12 x 2 = 24
.* 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), Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy), GoalNews/Sentragoal (Greece), Guerin Sportivo (Italy), Kicker (Germany), Marca (Spain), Nemzeti Sport (Hungary), SoFoot (France), 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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