European Golden Shoe
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The European Golden Shoe is an annual football award presented to the top goal scorer in league matches across all European top-division competitions.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: European Golden Shoe Context triple: [Thierry Henry, individualAward, European Golden Shoe]
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A.
Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by France Football magazine to the player judged to have been the best in the world over the previous year.
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B.
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
The UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award is an annual football honor presented by UEFA to the best male player in Europe based on performances in all competitions, including domestic leagues and UEFA tournaments.
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C.
FIFA World Player of the Year
The FIFA World Player of the Year was an annual football award presented by FIFA from 1991 to 2009 to honor the world's best male and female players as voted by national team coaches and captains.
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D.
Golden Boot
The Golden Boot is a football award given to the top goal scorer at major tournaments, including the FIFA Club World Cup.
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E.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball is the award given to the best-performing player at each edition of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: European Golden Shoe Target entity description: The European Golden Shoe is an annual football award presented to the top goal scorer in league matches across all European top-division competitions.
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A.
Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by France Football magazine to the player judged to have been the best in the world over the previous year.
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B.
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
The UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award is an annual football honor presented by UEFA to the best male player in Europe based on performances in all competitions, including domestic leagues and UEFA tournaments.
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C.
FIFA World Player of the Year
The FIFA World Player of the Year was an annual football award presented by FIFA from 1991 to 2009 to honor the world's best male and female players as voted by national team coaches and captains.
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D.
Golden Boot
The Golden Boot is a football award given to the top goal scorer at major tournaments, including the FIFA Club World Cup.
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E.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball is the award given to the best-performing player at each edition of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football award
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sports award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
European Golden Boot
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linked to:
European Golden Shoe
Golden Shoe ⓘ
linked to:
European Golden Shoe
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| awardedBy | European Sports Media ⓘ |
| awardedTo | individual player ⓘ |
| calculationMethod |
goals scored in domestic league matches
ⓘ
weighted points system based on league strength ⓘ |
| competitionType | club football ⓘ |
| country | Europe ⓘ |
| currentOrganizer | European Sports Media ⓘ |
| eligibility | players in European top-division leagues ⓘ |
| excludes |
European club competitions
ⓘ
cup competitions ⓘ international matches ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1968 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| inception | 1967–68 season ⓘ |
| notableLeagueWithManyWinners |
Bundesliga
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La Liga ⓘ Premier League ⓘ Primeira Liga ⓘ Serie A ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinner |
Cristiano Ronaldo
ⓘ
Eusébio ⓘ Gerd Müller ⓘ Lionel Messi ⓘ Thierry Henry ⓘ |
| originalOrganizer | L’Équipe ⓘ |
| presentedFor | top goalscorer in European league matches ⓘ |
| recordHolderAwardsCount | 8 ⓘ |
| recordHolderForMostAwards | Lionel Messi ⓘ |
| region |
UEFA member associations
ⓘ
linked to:
UEFA
|
| scope | top-division European leagues ⓘ |
| secondMostAwardsCount | 4 ⓘ |
| secondMostAwardsHolder | Cristiano Ronaldo ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | highest points total in a season ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| tiebreaker |
fewest games played
ⓘ
total goals scored ⓘ |
| timeframe | single league season ⓘ |
| trophyShape | golden football boot ⓘ |
| weightingFactor |
1 point per goal in lower-ranked leagues
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1.5 points per goal in mid-ranked leagues ⓘ 2 points per goal in top-ranked leagues ⓘ |
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Subject: European Golden Shoe Description of subject: The European Golden Shoe is an annual football award presented to the top goal scorer in league matches across all European top-division competitions.
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