Messi’s record breaking ‘Pichichi’ and ‘Golden Boot’

Barcelona (FCB).- Leo Messi just keeps on breaking records.  Now he has established a new record for both the ‘Pichichi’ (top scorer in the Spanish League) and the ‘Golden Boot’, beating Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of 41 La Liga goals in the 2010/11 season, and Dudu Georgescu’s 47 goals for Dynamo Bucharest in the 1976/77 season.  Messi is the highest scoring ‘Golden Boot’ since the award was established in the 1966/67 season.  Behind him in the ranking comes Hector Yazalde of Sporting Lisbon, who scored 46 goals in the 1973/74 season.  Messi has smashed all the records at a stroke.

Here is a list of the ten highest scoring ‘Pichichis’ and Golden Boots’:

Pichichi

50 goals – Leo Messi (FC Barcelona, 2011/12)
41 goals – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, 2010/11)
38 goals – Hugo Sanchez (Real Madrid, 1989/90)
38 goals – Telmo Zarra (Atletic Club, 1950/51)
35 goals – Baltazar (Atletico Madrid, 1988/89)
34 goals – Telmo Zarra (Athletic Club, 1946/47)
34 goals – Hugo Sanchez (Real Madrid, 1986/87)
34 goals – Ronaldo (FC Barcelona, 1996/97)
34 goals – Leo Messi (FC Barcelona, 2099/10)
32 goals – Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid, 2008/09)

Golden Boot

50 goals – Leo Messi (FC Barcelona, 2011/12)
47 goals – Dudu Georgescu (Dynamo Bucharest, 1976/77)
46 goals - Hector Yazalde (Sporting Lisbon, 19973/74)
44 goals – Josip Skoblar (Olympique Marseille, 1970/71)
43 goals – Dorin Mateut (Dynamo Bucharest, 1988/89)
42 goals – Mario Jardel (Sporting Lisbon, 2011/02)
42 goals – Eusebio (SL Benfica, 1967/68)
41 goals – Hansi Krankl (Rapid Vienna, 1977/78)
40 goals – Gerd Müller (Bayern Munich, 1971/72)
40 goals – Eusebio (SL Benfica, 1972/73)
40 goals – Cristiano Ronaldo (Madrid, 2010/11)