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Lionel Messi receives sixth European Golden Shoe

Lionel Messi received his sixth European Golden Shoe on Wednesday after once again topping the scoring charts across the continent last season.

The Barcelona captain banged in 36 goals, pipping PSG’s Kylian Mbappe and Sampdoria’s Fabio Quagliarella to the prestigious award.

Messi has now won the Golden Shoe for the last three seasons in a row and has claimed the title more times than any other player.

His sons Mateo and Thiago were at the presentation and handed over the award at the Antigua Fabrica Estrella Damm.

Messi offered a few words of thanks afterwards, picking out two team-mates in particular who had helped him land the award.