Tomorrow night, the votes of journalists, coaches and past winners will be counted in order to decide who will be Belgium’s ‘Golden Boot’ for 2016. As usual, the award will be based on performances over the calendar year rather than a complete football season. There is usually a clear favourite for the award but this… Read More »
Tonight, journalists, coaches and past winners will decide who will be Belgium’s ‘Golden Boot’ for 2015. The award will be based on performances over the calendar year rather than a complete football season. That’s not universally liked but it’s a tradition. There is usually a clear favourite for the award and this year is no… Read More »
Next Wednesday journalists, coaches and past winners will decide who will be Belgium’s ‘Golden Boot’ for 2014. As usual, the award will be based on performances over the calendar year rather than a complete football season. It’s crazy but it’s true. Last year, the three favourites – Thorgan Hazard, Michy Batshuayi and Maxime Lestienne –… Read More »
It’s Golden Boot/Soulier d’Or/Gouden Schoen time tonight. A comparison between previous winners of the award – for the best player in the calendar year – and this year’s favourites tells a tale. It’s a tale of money. In the 1960s, 70s and 80s, Belgian clubs could just about compete with the best leagues in Europe.… Read More »
And so it came to pass that Mbokani did win, ahead of Vossen and Proto. Tonight sees the award of the 59th Gouden Schoen / Soulier d’Or for 2012. The votes will be cast by journalists, coaches and past winners with the victor being chosen based on performances over a calendar year rather than on… Read More »
On Wednesday night in Oostende, journalists, coaches and past winners will decide who will be Belgium’s Gouden Schoen / Soulier d’Or for 2011. As the award is based on performances over a calendar year rather than on a complete football season, it can be tough to forecast the winner; this year it’s almost impossible. From… Read More »
Lukakumamia briefly stalled on Wednesday when Anderlecht playmaker Mbark Boussoufa took Belgium’s ‘Golden Shoe’ for the second time. Romelu Lukaku had to be satisfied with second place, with the third spot going to Genk’s Jelle Vossen. Boussoufa became the second ‘foreign’ player to win the award on two occasions. The only other player to do… Read More »
Most points gained by winner of the ‘Golden Boot’: 509, Michel Preud’homme (KV Mechelen, 1987) Youngest ever winner: Paul Van Himst (Anderlecht, 1960) aged 17 years & 3 months. Player winning from 2nd division: Gilles De Bilde (Eendracht Aalst, 1994) – club promoted in May. Winner with the biggest feet: Jan Koller (Anderlecht, 2000) –… Read More »
On Wednesday night, journalists, coaches and past winners will decide who will Belgium’s Gouden Schoen for 2010. The favourites for the award both ply their trade at the Constant Vanden Stock stadium in Brussels: Anderlecht’s Moroccan playmaker Mbark Boussoufa and man – or rather boy – of the moment, 17 year-old striker Romelu Lukaku. The… Read More »