Lionel Messi is the all time record winner of the award, having won it six times overall. He also holds the record for most goals and most points in a single season (50 and 100 respectively, in 2011–12). Cristiano Ronaldo is second on the all time list, having won four Golden Shoes, as well as two consecutively.
Similarly, Messi also holds the record for the most number of Golden Boots awarded. The prestigious award, given to the highest scorer among the top European divisions, has been won by him on six occasions — the most won by any player.
Messi has got his hands on the European Golden Shoe a record six times, which is two more than Ronaldo, and is marginally ahead of his rival overall, but the fact that both have been on the FIFPro World XI 14 times is an illustration of how closely fought the battle has been.
Who is better Messi Or Ronaldo? Ronaldo has scored a record number of international goals and appearances, but Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards (7). Messi has spent most of his playing career in Spain and France, while Ronaldo has played in Portugal, England, Spain, and Italy.
An analysis of the players' statistics reveals that Ronaldo was labelled the undisputed GOAT of soccer with the most overall goals, Champions League goals, club goals and assists, and international caps and goals.
In his 1,152 career matches at club and international level, Ronaldo has found the net 827 times with 236 assists. That puts him clearly above Messi who has 799 goals, but the Argentinian has played a significantly lower number of games (1,013).
Lionel Messi is the only player to win the Golden Boot six times.
Messi beats Ronaldo to GOAT status after data analysis, says Liverpool FC's research director. The rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo has riveted football pundits and primary schoolchildren alike, fuelling endless debates over who is the greatest player of modern times – or ever.
While the Golden Boot is handed out objectively, the winner of the Golden Ball is determined in rather more subjective fashion. FIFA's technical committee draws up a shortlist of the players they believe have had the most impact upon the tournament.
The unique shoe-shaped trophy is made of a brass alloy that is electroplated with gold.
The Golden Boot goes to the player who scores the most goals in the tournament, while the Golden Ball goes to, ostensibly, the tournament MVP. This year, it might just be one player snagging both honors, as France star Kylian Mbappé is currently favored to win both of the coveted awards.
In addition to the trophy, winners of the Golden Boot are usually given £1,000 for every goal they scored throughout the season to donate to a charity of their choice, although Robin van Persie was given £30,000 after scoring 26 goals in the 2012–13 season.
Moreover, Ronaldo's fans seem to be more eager to communicate with him on social media and let him know how much they care. For example, his most popular Instagram post has around 11.3 million likes and 157,000 comments. By contrast, Messi's most popular Instagram post has 6.4 million likes and 52,000 comments.
However, while Ronaldo has scored more, statistics suggest Messi is better at shooting. The Man United forward consistently has had more shots on goal than Messi over the years, totalling 3391 shots in the league and Champions League since 2009/10, compared to Messi's 2735.
The acronym GOAT stands for Greatest of All Time and Messi is unquestionably the greatest of all time when it comes to football in the modern era.
#1 Pele - 92 hat-tricks
His phenomenal list of achievements lends credence to that fact. Pele has reportedly scored 92 hat-tricks for club and country in his career. It is said that many of his 92 hat-tricks came in friendlies and there is no way of confirming how many of those were regarded official.
1. Lionel Messi – 7 Ballon d'Ors, 2022 World Cup.
Top list European Golden Shoe 2023. Here you find the complete table with 21 of the top players who challenged to win the European Golden Shoe 2023. The winner of the European Golden Shoe 2023 was Erling Braut Haaland, Manchester City, scroring 36 goals and reaching 72 points.
Lionel Messi (PSG & Argentina) (Total Football Goals: 803) As of date 29 March 2023 Lionel Messi has scored more than 700 goals for club and 100 goals for his country Argentina. In his second season away from his childhood club Barcelona, Messi has scored 29 goals for PSG in 66 appearances overall.
Lionel Messi celebrates his record-breaking goal. There was another landmark in the long rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday. As Paris Saint-Germain sealed an 11th Ligue 1 title, Messi scored his 496th goal in Europe's top five leagues, surpassing Ronaldo's previous record of 495 goals.
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi is regarded as the king of dribbling skills in football.
Who is the GOAT of football in 2023? Ronaldo and Messi have been the two names for the title of G.O.A.T. of Football.
Neymar is widely considered one of the best footballers of his generation, but always with the caveat that he, like everyone else, is outside the realm of Ronaldo and Messi, who are generally regarded as two of the greatest of all time. But former AC Milan right-back Cafu insisted that Neymar is the best of the three.