Francisco Totti wins European Golden Boot
June 19th, 2007
Veteren AS Roma striker Francesco Totti has won the European Golden Boot award scoring 26 league goals in Serie A
The 30-year-old Totti finished one goal ahead of Real Madrid’s Ruud van Nistelrooy despite paying the entire season with a metal pin in his ankle, a result of an injury he picked up prior to Italy winning the World Cup last summer.
The Golden Boot is decided on the number of goals scored in the domestic leagues although there is a double points system for Europe’s top leagues (Italy, Germany, Spain, England and France) which means that the title usually goes to a big superstar.
Totti scored 26 goals for 52 points, while Real Madrid striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy score 25 goals for 50 points to finish 3rd.
The top domestic scorer for 2006-07 was actually Afonso Alves who scored 34 goals for Dutch club Heerenveen this season – and Dutch goals only count for 1.5 points so he finished 2nd on 51 points.
Totti said: “A year ago everyone was writing me off, saying I was finished, but now I am a World Cup winner and top goalscorer. It was meant to be.”
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