Golden Shoe 2016-17: Top Goalscorers in Europe, Updated Points on October 31

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Chelsea’s Diego Costa added to their scoring tallies to move up the 2016-17 European Golden Shoe rankings during the latest world football gameweek, but it was the unheralded Anthony Modeste of FC Cologne who stole the show, scoring a hat-trick to climb to the top of the chart.

The 28-year-old guided his team to a 3-0 win over Hamburg and has scored 11 goals this season. He already holds a substantial points lead over the favourites for this year’s Golden Shoe title, although it’s doubtful he can sustain this tempo.

Ronaldo also scored a hat-trick―and missed a penalty―against Alaves on Saturday, his first multiple-goal outing for Real this season, while Costa continued his excellent pace with his eighth Premier League goal of the campaign in the Blues’ win over Southampton on Sunday.

Here’s a look at the latest Golden Shoe standings:

Points for the Golden Shoe table are calculated by the amount of goals multiplied by a difficulty factor—determined by the strength of the league in which the goals are scored. For example, goals scored in the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A are worth two points, so Modeste’s tally of 11 goals yields 22 points.

Ronaldo Finding His Form

Ronaldo’s absence and sloppy form was a big story during the first few weeks of the 2016-17 season, as the Portugal captain needed some time to get back to his best after suffering an injury during the UEFA Euro 2016 final.

The 31-year-old has been steadily improving, however, and on Saturday against Alaves, we …

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