CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Lionel Messi Top La Liga Scorer for 6th Time, Wins 5th European Golden Shoe.

Detailed explanation-2: -Robert Lewandowski was once again the best goalscorer in Europe in the 2021/22 season, earning himself the prestigious European Golden Shoe award. The FC Bayern striker was clearly at the top of the ranking with 35 goals in the Bundesliga (70 points) and has defended the crown he won last year.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ronaldo has scored 701 goals at all club competitions while Messi has 695 – making them the leading goal scorers at club level in football history. But the Portuguese has played 100 more games than Messi, giving the latter a better game per goal average.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Polish football star Robert Lewandowski on Wednesday was awarded the European Golden Shoe, winning the award in back-to-back years. Now a Barcelona forward, Lewandowski scored 35 goals for his ex-club Bayern Munich in the 2021-22 German Bundesliga season to bag this prestigious award for a second time.