European Golden Shoe
Annual association football award
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- The European Golden Shoe , also known as the European Golden Boot , is an award that is presented each season to the player with the most points in matches of the top divisions of European national association football leagues.
- The award, originally called Soulier d'Or , French for Golden Shoe , was launched in the 1967–68 season, and was given to the top goalscorer in all European leagues during a season.
- Originally presented by L'Équipe newspaper, it has been awarded by the European Sports Media since the 1996–97 season.
- History Between 1968 and 1991, the award was given to the highest goalscorer in any European league.
- During this period Eusébio, Gerd Müller, Dudu Georgescu and Fernando Gomes each won the Golden Shoe twice.
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WikipediaThe European Golden Shoe, also known as the European Golden Boot, is an award that is presented each season to the player with the most points in matches of the top divisions of European national association football leagues. The trophy is a sculpture of a football boot. The award, originally called Soulier d'Or, French for Golden Shoe, was launched in the 1967–68 season, and was given to the top goalscorer in all European leagues during a season. Since 1997, it has been calculated using a weighting in favour of the highest ranked leagues. Originally presented by L'Équipe newspaper, it has been awarded by the European Sports Media since the 1996–97 season. Lionel Messi has won the award a record six times, more than any other player in history.
Between 1968 and 1991, the award was given to the highest goalscorer in any European league. This was regardless of the strength of the league and the number of games in which the player had taken part. During this period Eusébio, Gerd Müller, Dudu Georgescu and Fernando Gomes each won the Golden Shoe twice.
Following a protest from the Cyprus FA, which claimed that a Cypriot player with 40 goals should have received the award (though the official top scorers for the season are both listed with 19 goals), L'Équipe issued no awards between 1991 and 1996.
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