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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has predicted the player that will finish the European Championship as top scorer.<\/p>\n

Ferdinand feels Harry Kane will win the Golden Boot, depending on how far England progresses in the tournament.<\/p>\n

If the Three Lions fail to reach the last four, he has picked Kylian Mbappe or Karim Benzema both from France, to claim it.<\/p>\n

EPL: Harry Kane wins Golden Boot ahead of Salah<\/p>\n

\u201cIf England gets to the semi-finals I think Harry Kane will be the top goalscorer of the tournament,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they don\u2019t get to the semi-finals I think Mbappe.<\/p>\n

\u201cOutside bet Benzema \u2013 what a fairytale that would be.\u201d<\/p>\n

EPL: Salah reacts as Harry Kane wins Premier League Golden Boot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has predicted the player that will finish the European Championship as top scorer. Ferdinand feels Harry Kane will win the Golden Boot, depending on how far England progresses in the tournament. 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