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    Soccerway, Netherlands
    April 1 2004

    Ronaldo on course for Golden Boot

    MADRID, Apr 1 (SW) - The Golden Boot is within reach for Ronaldo,
    who currently stands as top scorer of all European leagues. The two
    goals he scored against Sevilla have put him on top of the standings,
    together with fellow countryman Ailton (Werder Bremen).

    It should be remembered that all the goals scored by each player are
    multiplied by a number of which the value depends on the level of
    difficulty of the tournament they are playing in. That way those
    footballers that are playing in the toughest championships have more
    similar chances to the players of less demanding tournaments. This
    correcting factor is fixed according to the UEFA rating for each
    national championship.

    The two targets that Ronaldo hit against Sevilla have put the
    Brazilian player at the top of this rating that was led by Armenian
    player Ara Hakobian (FC Banants) until last week.

    Hakobian scored 45 goals in the already finished Armenian League.
    However, one has to bear in mind the correcting factor that has been
    applied since 1996 to cut down the advantage for the less competitive
    tournaments. After applying this factor, it works out that the
    Brazilian player is leading the Golden Boot standings. This factors
    allows the players in major competitions (Spain, Germany, England,
    Italy and France) to multiply their goals by two. Ronaldo's 24 goals
    give him 48 points, whereas Hakobian's 45 targets are multiplied by
    1.

    Ronaldo is now sharing the top position with his fellow countryman
    Ailton, who has also scored 24 goals in the Bundesliga, the latest
    ones this weekend against Stuttgart. Ronaldo has scored 31 goals so
    far this season, the same number as Henry, although the Arsenal
    player only got 22 of
    them in the Premier League, which leaves him in third place for the
    Golden Boot.
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