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Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah has now overtaken Manchester City’s Erling Haaland in the race to win the Premier League Golden Boot.
Salah scored twice as the Reds beat Tottenham 6-3 in an exciting game on Sunday night.
The two goals took his tally to 15 for the season after 17 fixtures.
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The Egyptian now has two more than Haaland, who is stuck on 13 goals.
Chelsea’s talisman, Cole Palmer, is in third place with 10 goals after failing to find the back of the net against Everton.
Alexander Isak (Newcastle United), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), and Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) are all on 10 goals each.
Salah has also overtaken Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka for the most assists, with 11.
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr was named the Men’s Player of the Year, beating Manchester City’s Rodri and his teammate Jude Bellingham to The FIFA Best Awards which were held in Doha, Qatar, on Monday night.
In the women’s category, Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the Player of the Year award for the second consecutive year.
The 2024 FIFA Puskas Award for Goal of the Year was won by Alejandro Garnacho for his stunning overhead volley against Everton in the Premier League.
Aston Villa’s Emi Martinez was announced as the Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year, while Alyssa Naeher (USA and Chicago Red Stars) was named the Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year.
Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid won the Men’s Coach of the Year, while Emma Hayes, who is now with the USA Women’s National Team, took the Women’s Coach of the Year prize.
Thiago Maia of Brazil and Sport Club Internacional received the FIFA Fair Play Award 2024.