The European Golden Shoe is one of the prestigious individual honours and is given to the player who scores most number of goals in the league games around Europe. The league games are approaching the final stages and the race to the award is getting hotter every game day. Here is the list of top 5 contenders.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
The Real Madrid ace leads the line with 36 goals to his name. The Portuguese shared the award with former Liverpool and current Barcelona forward Luis Suarez last time. With 9 more league games to play, Ronaldo is keen to stay sharp in front of the goal to claim the award for his own.
2. Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi has scored 32 goals so far and is just 4 behind the topper. A margin of four is not a tough task for the magical Argentine to overcome. Messi has won the award three times before and if he wins this time, then he will be the first ever player to win it four times.
3. Diego Costa
The Brazil-born Spaniard narrowly missed the honour last time as he suffered from injuries in the final stages of the season. With 19 goals to his name this term, the Chelsea forward is almost out of the race to the top 2 spots and he has to fight hard to maintain his position in the list.
4. Harry Kane
The young English international impressed the world with his ability in the final third this term and is the major reason behind his club's success. Tied with Diego Costa for the Premier League Golden Boot award, he also has scored 19 goals.
5. Alexander Meier
The Bundesliga top goal scorer also has 19 goals in this season and is tied with Diego Costa and Harry Kane. The German international is the positive sign for the Frankfurt side who are battling for a European League spot in the Bundesliga table.
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