Adebayor on Ronaldo's golden heels
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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An Emmanuel Adebayor hat-trick sent the Arsenal FC man third in the ESM Golden Shoe rankings, though he has his work cut out to overhaul Cristiano Ronaldo.
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An Emmanuel Adebayor hat-trick sent him third in the ESM Golden Shoe rankings, though he has his work cut out to overhaul Cristiano Ronaldo. The Manchester United FC man is on course for another personal honour to go with his recently acquired Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award.
Ten-point lead
The Portugal winger looks increasingly certain to travel to UEFA EURO 2008™ as the most prolific marksman on the continent, despite failing to add to his 28-goal tally after coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute in United's 2-1 loss at Chelsea FC on Saturday. With the Dutch season now over and second-placed Klaas Jan Huntelaar free to concentrate on representing the Netherlands this summer, Ronaldo enjoys an eight-point lead over the next player still in action: namely, Adebayor, who scored three for Arsenal FC against Derby County FC on Monday.
Güiza goal
Sevilla FC striker Luis Fabiano, who was unable to register at Real Murcia CF this weekend is two behind, with the same margin separating him from Spanish international duo Fernando Torres and Daniel Güiza. Güiza fired RCD Mallorca's third in Sunday's 3-1 triumph over Real Racing Club Santander while Torres was rested ahead of Liverpool FC's UEFA Champions League semi-final decider at Chelsea FC on Wednesday. The 24-year-old was certainly much in the thoughts of Spain coach Luis Aragonés this weekend, however. "I think the moment has come for him to blossom at the very highest level," said Aragonés. "[UEFA EURO 2008™] is the big occasion for the great players."
Italian talent
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Only the leading five countries (Spain, Italy, Germany, France and England) on the UEFA Ranking have two as their multiplier. This is to emphasise the difference in (international) performance level between the clubs from those countries and those from the other countries.
A player cannot first play in a summer league (eg Norway) and then in a winter league (eg Spain) and combine the points total for each season.
Figures from Voetbal International
*Season completed