"The Golden Shoe", the penalty of "Mbappe" delivers "Messi"

French striker Kylian Mbappe represented Lionel Messi's only real threat to the "Golden Shoe" trophy, but recent developments have de facto set the prestigious individual prize.

The footballer who was declared world champion last summer became a negative player in the Copa del Rey final against Rennes after making brutal interference with Damien Da Silva. In that match, Mbappe was punished with a red card, but Discipline did not forgive, giving another fierce punishment. The Discipline Committee in the French Football Federation has sentenced the transalpine striker to suspend 3 matches. Mbappe is second in the rankings of the best scorer after the Argentine Lionel Messi. But with this suspension, the French striker loses the last chance to compete for the "Golden Boot" in Europe, while Messi already puts his hands on the trophy, as it is distanced from the third place held by Italian striker Quagliarella.