Balon d'Or winner and Barcelona icon, Lionel Messi wins his 4th European Golden Shoe award after netting 37 La Liga goals last season (Photos)

Lionel Messi received the European Golden Shoe award for the fourth time on Friday, after becoming
the highest goalscorer across all of Europe's major leagues last season.
The 30-year-old Argentine won the prize after netting 37 times for Barcelona, drawing him level with Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo.
The superstar footballer won the award ahead of  Dutch striker Bas Dost, who netted 34 times for Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Messi who made it a family affair by arriving at the ceremony which held in Barcelona, with his wife Antonella Roccuzzo and their young son Thiago, was presented with the trophy by teammate Luis Suarez, who won the award in 2015-16 with 40 goals.