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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Ten of the best soccer players on the planet are competing to be named the top goalscorer in Europe.
The coveted European Golden Shoe is an annual award presented to the leading goalscorer from the top division of every European national league.
The ranking is simple - if a player competes in one of Europe's top five leagues (Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga), then two points is awarded for every goal scored. Goals scored in the sixth to 21st best leagues are multipled by a factor of 1.5, and leagues ranked 22nd and below are multiplied by a factor of one.
This means goals scored in higher-ranked leagues count for more than those in the weaker, or less competitive, leagues.
With just one month remaining in the European soccer season, we've rounded up the 10 players who are still hunting for this year's award.
Scroll down to see the 10 footballers battling to be top scorer this season, ranked in ascending order by their current European Golden Shoe score.