{"id":16804,"date":"2019-10-16T16:15:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T16:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=16804"},"modified":"2019-10-16T16:15:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T16:15:58","slug":"what-messi-said-after-winning-his-6th-golden-shoe-ahead-of-mbappe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/what-messi-said-after-winning-his-6th-golden-shoe-ahead-of-mbappe","title":{"rendered":"What Messi said after winning his 6th Golden Shoe ahead of Mbappe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona captain, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lionel_Messi\">Lionel Messi<\/a>, on Wednesday hailed his teammates, Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba after winning his sixth European Golden Shoe at the Antiga F\u00e0brica Estrella Damm in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST had reported that Messi received the 2019 Golden Shoe for the highest goal scorer in the Europe top five league competitions after his nearest challenger, Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Kylian Mbappe fell short.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine emerged winner with 36 league goals, three ahead of Mbappe.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed the award for the third time in a row, since the prize was recreated back in 1968.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old now has two Golden Shoes ahead of his nearest rival, Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuis Suarez and Jordi Alba, who are here, and are two of the biggest reasons why I can receive this award. Without my team, I could never have won one. This is a trophy for everyone, a recognition of the entire dressing room,\u201d Messi said after receiving the award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Champions League is something special and every year, we want to win it, but we are aware that La Liga is the most important thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is what leads you to performing well in the Copa del Rey and in La Liga. We are at Barcelona and we aim to win everything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, on Wednesday hailed his teammates, Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba after winning his sixth European Golden Shoe at the Antiga F\u00e0brica Estrella Damm in Spain. 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