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Messi hails Barcelona team-mates after European Golden Shoe triumph

The Argentine star picked up the award for the fourth time on Friday and thanked his colleagues for helping him to 37 league goals

Lionel Messi paid tribute to his Barcelona team-mates after collecting a fourth European Golden Shoe award.

The Argentina star scored 37 La Liga goals last season to clinch the honour and move level with Cristiano Ronaldo as a four-time winner, having previously topped Europe's scoring charts in 2010, 2012 and 2013.

But Messi was quick to point out he could not have found the net on such an outstandingly consistent basis without the help of his fellow players at Camp Nou.