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With almost two weeks left for the European championship, let us see who will be the players challenging for the Golden Boot award.
Previous Winners – :
Here are the winners of the top scorer award in the previous three editions:
Euro 2008 – David Villa
Euro 2004 – Milan Baros
Euro 2000 – Patrick Kulivert and Savo Milosevic
The contenders for Euro 2012:-
He has undoubtedly been the best striker in Europe this year. Van Persie’s deadly form and venomous instinct in front of the goal make him the top contender for the Golden Boot award. Van Persie will be one of the key players for Netherlands and if he carries on his good form, he will dig graveyards for the opposition.
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RVP made his international debut against Romania on 4 june 2005.
2. Karim Benzema
The Frenchman who is in deadly form will be one of the strongest contenders for the top scorer’s award. France is very unlikely to use another striker and with one player of Benzema’s caliber to exploit the goal, it is very likely that the Madrid star could run away with the Golden Boot. He is an immensely powerful striker who seldom loses opportunities.
Arrival of the Manager Blanc, has seen Benzema sparked with a new life .
3. Mario Gomez
The Bayer Munich star scored 41 goals this season and he will surely be in the race for the Golden boot award. He is known to be a game-changer and a proficient striker. Likely to play every game, and with his current form, Gomez is all set to have a tournament to remember.
Gomez has played 51 games for Germany and scored 21 goals
The highest paid footballer in the world and the first player to win all the PFA and FWA awards will be another superstar contesting for the European Golden boot. Ronaldo mainly operates as a winger but is known to get in the right place at the right moment and this has helped him score 269 goals for his clubs and 32 for his national team.
Ronaldo will be a player to watch!
5 . Wayne Rooney
Rooney is set to play a fundamental role this season for England. The Englishman has been deadly in front of the goal since many years. It is entirely possible that Wayne wins the Golden boot award for the Poland – Ukraine Euro cup.
Rooney has so far scored 28 goals for England.
Notable Mentions – :
1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Sweden
2. Andres Iniesta – Spain
3. Fernando Torres – Spain
4. Robert Lawandowski – Poland
5. Andriy Shevchenko – Ukraine
