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Thomas Mueller Wins Golden Boot at World Cup 2010

By Tom HerreraJul 11th 2010 – 8:50PM

Thomas Mueller has won the Golden Boot award in the 2010 World Cup, becoming the second-youngest player of all time to net five goals in the tournament. Only Pelé had achieved that feat before at such a young age, when he scored six goals at the 1958 World Cup at 17 years old. Mueller, who led Germany to a third-place...

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  • 05/22/12 De Ro on scoring roll again Source: SoccerAmerica Last year's Golden Boot winner Dwayne De Rosario went scoreless in his first eight games for D.C. United this season but has scored five goals in his last six games and three in the last two. ...
  • 05/11/12 Georgina Turner: Man City's quest, race for Golden... Source: Sports Illustrated The final 10 matches of the Premier League season all kick off at 10 a.m. ET on Sunday.
  • 05/07/12 Three goals give Wondolowski Player of the Week nod Source: MLS Oh, right, at the top of the Golden Boot list — where Chris Wondolowski often finds himself.
  • 05/04/12 Homer lines up Golden Boot as London Irish tackle... Source: Reading Evening Post - Reading - Berkshire - UK Tom Homer will be hoping to kick London Irish to glory in their final game of the season tomorrow and take a massive step towards clinching the Aviva Premiership's Golden Boot. The 22-year-old full-back is the top points scorer in the competition this season.
  • 05/02/12 LSU and Arkansas to Continue Tradition of Playing... Source: Bleacher Report The LSU vs. Arkansas game, which has been played on the Friday after Thanksgiving 14 of the last 16 years, routinely provides college football fans a nice appetizer before rivalry weekend.

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A Golden Boot or Golden Shoe is an award, most often in football sports, given to the individual player who scores the most goals in a league or a tournament.

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