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Messi's Golden Shoe term tops season-ending Power Rankings

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Steve Nicol evaluates the final player power rankings, which take into account total votes during the 2016-17 season.
No one gathered more votes in our Player Power Rankings votes this season that Lionel Messi.

Barcelona may have had to watch as Real Madrid lifted La Liga and might add a Champions League trophy to their haul, but Messi remained as inspirational as ever. The 29-year-old collected 54 goals and 17 assists in 55 appearances for the club across all competitions, earning him a record-equalling fourth Golden Shoe award as Europe's top scorer.