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Tuesday 15 May 2012

Lionel Messi wins European Golden Boot Award

The Barcelona forward has claimed the accolade for the continent's top league goalscorer, bagging himself a half century of strikes during the 2011-12 season.

Lionel Messi has won Europen Golden Boot Award  as the continent's top scorer.The Argentine superstar scored an incredible 50 league goals over the campaign, and finished the season four goals clear of nearest rival Cristiano Ronaldo in La Liga.Messi failed to find the net on Saturday, as Barcelona drew 2-2 with Real Betis in Pep Guardiola's final league game in charge of the Catalans. But he could not be caught by Ronaldo, who netted just the one as Real Madrid beat Malaga 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu.Robin van Persie ended the term  on 30 goals, but failed to find the net as Arsenal beat West Brom 3-2 at the Hawthorns to confirm the Gunners place in the Champions League next season.The Bundesliga came to a close last weekend, where Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Mario Gomez finished on 29 and 26 goals respectively.In fifth place, Zlatan Ibrahimovic became the first person to win the capocannoniere (Serie A's top scorer award) with two different clubs as he ended his campaign with 28 goals for Milan, despite not scoring in their 2-1 win at home to Novara.Wayne Rooney came in closely behind with 27 goals, as he bagged the winner in Manchester United's 1-0 win at Sunderland.Four players made up the rest of the places, all joined on 48 points for the season. Burak Yilmaz failed to find the net in Trabznspor's 1-1 draw with Besiktas on Friday as he ended the campaign with 32 goals.Bas Dost's season wrapped up last weekend as he helped Heerenveen to fifth in the Eredivisie with 32 strikes.Radamel Falcao ended his season on a high, as he scored a late winner for Atletico Madrid as they beat Villarreal to condemn the Yellow Submarine to relegation. He is joined at 24 goals with Diego Milito, who rounded off his superb 2012 with a penalty for Inter as they went down 3-1 to Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.

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English Premier League Final day Round Up :

Chelsea 2-1 Blackburn

The 1st 2-Half Goals By John Terry And Raul Meireles Ensured Chelsea A win Over BlackBurn.In the final Day Of Epl.The Blues, who play Bayern Munich in the Champions League final next week, took the lea d with a John Terry header in the 20th minute before Raul Meireles added a second 14 minutes later.Blackburn striker Yakubu reduced the deficit in the 60th minute with a header.
Norwich City 2-0 Aston Villa

Norwich completed a straightforward victory over Aston Villa to cap off an impressive return to the Barclays Premier League as they finished 12th in the table.The Canaries took the lead through Grant Holt, who scored his 15th League goal of the season, from a free-kick before Carlos Cuellar's mistake allowed Simeon Jackson to double the lead.Villa goalkeeper Shay Given produced a string of fine saves to deny the hosts from stretching their lead further.


Swansea City 1-0 Liverpool

Danny Graham scored the 100th goal of his career as Swansea finished their debut Barclays Premier League season on a high following a win over Liverpool as they secured 11th place in the table.The striker struck four minutes from full-time after turning in Angel Rangel's right-wing cross.Liverpool improved after the interval and Andy Carroll saw an overhead kick saved by Swans keeper Michel Vorm.


Wigan  Athletic    3-2  Wolves

Wigan secured their seventh victory in nine matches following an entertaining encounter against relegated Wolves.Matt Jarvis put the visitors in front in the ninth minute but the hosts hit back with two goals in three minutes through Franco di Santo and Emmerson Boyce.Boyce collected his second 11 minutes from full-time before Wolves striker Steven Fletcher's 86th-minute goal set up a tense finish.


West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Arsenal



Arsenal went ahead early at West Brom when Yossi Benayoun drilled in, but the Baggies scored twice in quick succession through Shane Long and Graham Dorrans to go 2-1 ahead.
Andre Santos rifled in a leveller to give Arsenal renewed hope, and defender Laurent Koscielny bundled in a second-half winner after a mistake from WBA keeper Marton Fulop.

Everton 3-1 Newcastle United

Steven Pienaar and Nikica Jelavic put the Toffees 2-0 up at half-time, and John Heitinga secured the points by heading in a right-wing cross after the break.
The Magpies pulled one back when Tony Hibbert headed into his own net, but it was not enough to get them back into the match.



Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Fulham


Tottenham secured fourth with a routine victory at White Hart Lane over Fulham, with Emmanuel Adebayor scoring with only two minutes on the clock and Jermain Defoe wrapping it up just after the hour mark.





Stoke City 2-2 Bolton Wanderers


Bolton Wanderers needed a win to overtake QPR and could only draw 2-2 at Stoke City. The Trotters go down after 11 years in the top flight.As it stood at half-time, Bolton were safe having taken a 2-1 lead through a strike by Mark Davies and a freak goal by skipper Kevin Davies, while QPR were trailing 1-0 at Manchester City.But in one of the most dramatic 45 minutes in Barclays Premier League history, Djibril Cisse scored an equaliser for QPR and though Joey Barton was sent off, Jamie Mackie headed Mark Hughes' side in front to put the Londoners on course for safety.By the time Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero scored injury-time goals for Man City to beat QPR 3-2 and snatch the title, Jonathan Walters had already equalised for Stoke from the penalty spot to condemn Bolton to the drop.
Manchester City 3-2 QPR


Manchester City were crowned champions of the Barclays Premier League after an afternoon of astonishing drama at the Etihad Stadium.Roberto Mancini's side seemed to be destined for second place for much of the afternoon as Queens Park Rangers produced a display of resilience to thwart their opponents.The situation was desperate as the match at the Etihad Stadium moved into injury time.QPR, down to 10 men for the final 35 minutes of the match after Joey Barton's red card, were winning 2-1 and set to become the first side this season to beat City on their own patch.With 75 seconds of the five minutes of injury time elapsed Edin Dzeko fired in to level the match and set the tone for an astonishing finale.And with less than two minutes remaining, Sergio Aguero fired past Paddy Kenny from close range to spark massive celebrations in the stadium.



Sunderland 0-1 Manchester United


Manchester United were winning 1-0 at Sunderland thanks to Wayne Rooney's header - which meant City had to secure victory to win their first title in 44 years.With 75 seconds of the five minutes of injury time elapsed Edin Dzeko fired in to level the match and set the tone for an astonishing finale.And with less than two minutes remaining, Sergio Aguero fired past Paddy Kenny from close range to spark massive celebrations in the stadium.Rooney's goal, his 27th Barclays Premier League strike of the season, put them in pole position until Pablo Zabaleta gave City the lead on 39 minutes.But after the interval, Djibril Cisse pounced on a loose ball after Joleon Lescott's misjudged header and shot low past Joe Hart.QPR's task was made harder, however, when Joey Barton was sent off for an elbow on Carlos Tevez.Mark Hughes' side adopted a defensive formation - but they stunned the home fans on 66 minutes when Jamie Mackie headed in Armand Traore's cross.But with the seconds ticking away, there was still time for the remarkable turnaround, which gave City the three points and ensured they finished ahead of their neighbours - the first time in the history of the Premier League that goal difference has separated the top two teams.



SO FINALLY 2011-2012 EPL CHAMPIONS ARE MANCHESTER CITY.