Ronaldo Grabs Pichichi & European Golden Boot With 48 Goals

Cristiano Ronaldo netted three goals in the final fixture against Getafe to put his league haul for the season at 48. In addition to nabbing the Pichichi Trophy for the top scorer in Spain, he also secured the Golden Shoe as the most prolific player in European league action.

The Portuguese star previously topped the goalscoring charts both last season, with 31 goals, and in 2010/11, with 41. Since moving to Real Madrid, Lionel Messi has been the only player capable of knocking CR7 off his perch, winning the Pichichi Trophy on three occasions: in 2009/10 (34 goals), 2011/12 (50) and 2012/13 (45).


This year, the Portuguese outscored the Argentine by five, leaving Messi second on the list of top scorers in La Liga.