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    UEFA.com, Europe
    June 20 2004

    Henry strikes for gold

    Arsenal FC striker Thierry Henry has become the first Frenchman to
    win the ESM Golden Shoe award after scoring 30 goals in the 2003/04
    English Premiership, a figure which gives him a total of 60 points in
    the final standings.

    Henry confirmed
    Henry had been the favourite to pick up the award after leading the
    table when most of the leagues around Europe finished at the end of
    May - and his position at the top of the table was confirmed this
    weekend when the Ukrainian league became the last championship of the
    2003/04 European season to reach its conclusion.

    Ailton in second
    SV Werder Bremen striker Ailton finished second to Henry after
    scoring 28 goals in the Bundesliga while Djibril Cissé grabbed third
    place with 26 Ligue 1 goals for of AJ Auxerre. Both players are
    changing clubs this summer, Ailton joining FC Schalke 04 and Cissé
    going to Liverpool FC.

    Makaay drop
    Last season's winner Roy Makaay finished seventh this time around
    after moving from RC Deportivo La Coruña to FC Bayern München at the
    start of the 2003/04 season while AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko came
    highest of the Serie A contingent in fourth. Long-time leader Ara
    Hakobyan, of Armenian club FC Banants who play a calendar-year
    season, held on for joint ninth.

    Final standings


    Pos Name Club (Country) Gls Val Pts
    1 Thierry Henry Arsenal FC (ENG) 30 2 60
    2 Ailton SV Werder Bremen (GER) 28 2 56
    3 Djibril Cissé AJ Auxerre (FRA) 26 2 52
    4 Andriy Shevchenko AC Milan (ITA) 24 2 48
    4 Ronaldo Real Madrid CF (ESP) 24 2 48
    6 Mateja Kezman PSV Eindhoven (HOL) 31 1.5 46.5
    7 Roy Makaay FC Bayern München (GER)23 2 46
    7 Alberto Gilardino Parma AC (ITA) 23 2 46
    9 Ara Hakobyan FC Banants (ARM) 45 1 45
    9 Henrik Larsson Celtic FC (SCO) 30 1.5 45
    11 Alan Shearer Newcastle Unt FC (ENG) 22 2 44
    12 Luigi Pieroni Excelsior Mouscron(BEL)28 1.5 42
    13 Roland Kollmann Grazer AK (AUT) 27 1.5 40.5
    14 Julio Baptista Sevilla FC (ESP) 20 2 40
    14 Ruud v. Nistelrooij Manchester Unt(ENG) 20 2 40
    14 Martin Max FC Hansa Rostock (GER) 20 2 40
    14 Francesco Totti AS Roma (ITA) 20 2 40
    14 Louis Saha Fulham FC/Manchester Unt(ENG)20 2 40
    19 Tor Henning Hamre FC Flora (EST) 39 1 39
    20 Raúl Tamudo RCD Espanyol (ESP) 19 2 38
    20 Fernando Torres Atlético de Madrid(ESP)19 2 38
    20 Alexander Frei Stade Rennais FC (FRA) 19 2 38
    20 Salva Málaga CF (ESP) 19 2 38
    20 Javier Chevanton US Lecce (ITA) 18 2 38
    20 Mista Valencia CF (ESP) 19 2 38

    Last updated: 20 June 2004
    Only the leading five countries (Spain, Italy, Germany, France and
    England) on the UEFA Ranking have two as their multiplier. This is to
    emphasise the difference in international performance level between
    clubs from those countries and those from the other countries.

    A player cannot first play in a summer league (eg Norway) and then in
    a winter league (eg Spain) and combine the points total for each
    season.
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