Barcelona icon Lionel Messi wins his 4th European Golden Shoe award after netting 37 La Liga goals last season (Photos)
Barcelona icon, Lionel Messi received the European Golden Shoe award
for the fourth time on Friday, after becoming the highest goalscorer
across all of Europe's major leagues last season.
The 30-year-old Argentine won the prize after netting 37 times for
Barcelona, drawing him level with Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo.
The superstar footballer won the award ahead of Dutch striker Bas
Dost, who netted 34 times for Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Primeira
Liga.
Messi who made it a family affair by arriving at the ceremony which
held in Barcelona, with his wife Antonella Roccuzzo and their young son
Thiago, was presented with the trophy by teammate Luis Suarez, who won
the award in 2015-16 with 40 goals.
In his acceptance speech, he said: 'I have never considered myself a
forward. I have been lucky enough to score goals,' Messi said.
'I have grown both on and off the pitch. I keep improving and adding things to my game, and I enjoy playing more and more.'
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