BERLIN: England striker Harry Kane finished Euro 2024 in a six-way tie for the Golden Boot top scorer, another individual accolade for a player yet to win a major trophy for club or country.
Kane ended the tournament tied on three goals with Spain midfielder Dani Olmo, Germany midfielder Jamal Musiala, Dutch forward Cody Gakpo, Slovakia winger Ivan Schranz and Georgia striker Georges Mikautadze.
UEFA allowed multiple players to share the Euro 2024 top scorer award if they scored the same number of goals, in a change from recent tournaments.
At the last men’s European Championship, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Czech striker Patrik Schick both had five goals but Ronaldo was named the winner because he had an assist and Schick had none.
Under the old system, Olmo would have won the tiebreaker with two assists, the most among the players tied on three goals.
The last time that three goals proved enough to win the Golden Boot was at Euro 2012, when Spain’s Fernando Torres took the prize. At the time, the tiebreaker was which player had played the fewest minutes. If that had applied at Euro 2024, the award would have gone to Slovakia’s Schranz.
UEFA named Spain midfielder Rodri its player of the tournament and Spain forward Lamine Yamal, who turned 17 on Saturday, was the young player of the tournament. — AP
