The race for the European Golden Boot went down to the wire, and a new winner of the award was crowned over the weekend.
The European Golden Boot award is handed out to the best scorer across all domestic leagues in Europe. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo collected the prize for fun during the prime years of their careers, but other star forwards like Thierry Henry, Luis Suárez and Robert Lewandowski have also claimed the honour.
Stars from all over Europe were long in contention, with three sharpshooters, Viktor Gyökeres, Mohamed Salah and Kylian Mbappé, entering the final weekends of their respective domestic seasons as the favorites to claim the award Harry Kane took home last season.
Here's everything you need to know about the 2024–25 European Golden Boot race, including the eventual winner.






