Golden Shoe Rankings: The race to be Europe's top goalscorer in 2017/18
Who's leading the race?
As most of you already know, The Golden Shoe is awarded to the top-scorer across all of Europe's leagues (only league goals are considered for this award) and with so many top goal-scorers playing across so many different. competitive leagues, it's always fascinating to keep track of who ranks where at any given point of time.
Without much further ado then, here are the candidates for the title of Europe's Top Goalscorer in 2017/18.
We start with 13, 'cos look at those names... that's footballing royalty
#13 (tied) Luis Suarez
Club: FC Barcelona
League: La Liga
Goals Scored: 15
Factor: 2
Total Points: 30
The Uruguayan's return to form has seen him surge through the Golden Shoe rankings and start knocking on the door to get into the top 10. Scoring at a rate of 0.88 goals a match, the kind of form he is in could see him shoot up the rankings.
#13 (tied) Neymar
Club: Paris Saint-Germain
League: Ligue 1
Goals Scored: 15
Factor: 2
Total Points: 30
The Brazilian had been focusing on providing assists for the vast majority of the early season (he already has 11 assists in Ligue 1), but with the business end of things coming up, he's got his goalscoring boots back on.