TAt the Ballon d’Or Gala, the award was given to Swedish player Victor Gökeres, who scored 39 goals in the Portuguese league last season. The current Arsenal striker lifted Gerd Muller’s European top scorer trophy. However, it will be Mbappé who will win the Golden Boot.
Why does this happen? Because the Golden Boot award is achieved under different rules, which are influenced by the coefficients of the five major leagues.
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Each goal is worth twice as much in Spain, England, Italy, France and Germany, but only 1.5 points elsewhere. This is because, for example, scoring 39 goals in the Portuguese league is considered less difficult than the 31 that Mbappé scored in the Spanish league.
Therefore, Mbappé’s 31 goals exceeded that of Salah, who was also close to winning the Golden Boot award, and although he was named the best player and contributed to winning the prestigious ESM (European Sports Media, also a member of MARCA) award, he did not receive the Golden Ball, which is given to the absolute top scorer, and his goals for the national team were also added, giving Gokeres a total of 53 goals.
