👟 Golden Boot race: Mbappé leads, hoping rival stumbles | OneFootball

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Gyökeres could only hope for the best from the sidelines.

And he was not successful.

He is out of the race to win the Golden Boot for this European season.

The Swedish striker from champion Sporting was the top scorer in Portugal thanks to his 39 goals – 20 more than Pavlidis, the runner-up.

But he secured "only" 58.5 points, since the Portuguese league’s coefficient is 1.5 – lower than that of the top five leagues.

Mbappé scored both goals against Real Madrid this Saturday, reaching 31 goals in La Liga and 62 points in the Golden Boot race – thanks to the coefficient of 2.

Now it’s up to the Frenchman to wait and see.

Premier League top scorer with 28 goals, Salah will take the field this Sunday (25th) to face Crystal Palace in the final round of the competition.

He has 56 points and needs at least three goals to share the prize with Mbappé.

This last happened in 2013/2014, when Suárez (Liverpool) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Real) each scored 31 times in their respective leagues.

Salah will only win it outright if he scores four times in the clash between the PL and FA Cup champions.

The best Brazilian in the current ranking is Raphinha, in 25th place. He has 36 points for his 18 goals in La Liga.

Only two Brazilians have reached the top

Neither Mbappé nor Salah has won the award before. Such an achievement would be a first for either of them.

The same would be true for Gyökeres – just as it was for Kane, the current holder.

The only Frenchman to win was Henry, who took it in 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 – sharing the second with Forlán.

If successful, Salah will be the first athlete born in Africa and who represents an African national team to win.

The legendary Eusébio won twice, was born in Mozambique, but played for Portugal.

Only two Brazilian athletes have reached the top.

The first was Ronaldo Fenômeno, thanks to his 34 goals in the 1995/1996 season for Barcelona.

Then came Mário Jardel. He scored 36 goals in 1998/1999 with Porto.

And he outdid himself in 2000/2001, scoring 41 times for Sporting.

Messi is the biggest winner, with six trophies. Cristiano Ronaldo has won four times.

Last 🔟 winners:

2023/2024 – Kane (Bayern) – 36 goals and 72 points

2022/2023 – Haaland (Manchester City) – 36 goals and 72 points

2021/2022 – Lewandowski (Bayern) – 35 goals and 70 points

2020/2021 – Lewandowski (Bayern) – 41 goals and 82 points

2019/2020 – Immobile (Lazio) – 36 goals and 72 points

2018/2019 – Messi (Barcelona) – 36 goals and 72 points

2017/2018 – Messi (Barcelona) – 34 goals and 68 points

2016/2017 – Messi (Barcelona) – 37 goals and 74 points

2015/2016 – Suárez (Barcelona) – 40 goals and 80 points

2014/2015 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 48 goals and 96 points

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