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Golden boot

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounCommon term

In football (soccer), golden boot means: An award given to a leading goalscorer in a competition or defined set of competitions.

In Turkish: gol krallığı ödülü

How it is used

Often capitalised as an award title; scoring and tie-break criteria depend on the award.

Example sentences

  1. Her final-day hat-trick put her in contention for the golden boot.

    Additional goals improve the player's standing for a scoring award.

  2. The report explained how the golden boot winner was chosen after a tie.

    Award rules determine how equal scoring records are resolved.

Common collocations

  • win the golden boot
  • golden boot race
  • golden boot winner
  • scoreTo get a goal by putting the ball into the opponents' net. As a noun, the score is the number of goals each team has at a given moment.
  • strikerAn attacking player who plays closest to the opponents' goal and whose main job is to score goals.

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