Kane beats Messi, Ronaldo to end as 2017 top goalscorer

Harry Kane has overtaken Lionel Messi to finish as Europe’s top scorer in 2017 with 56 goals.

The Tottenham striker gave himself a solid chance to overtake the Barcelona forward by scoring a hat-trick against Burnley on Saturday.

Kane equalled Messi on 54 goals for club and country in 2017 with his opener against Southampton on Boxing Day, but then moved ahead of the Argentine by completing his hat-trick at Wembley.

Not only has Kane beaten Messi to the record, he’s also finished ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski and Edinson Cavani.

By scoring his treble against Southampton, Kane also broke Alan Shearer’s record which had stood for 22 years as he finished the year with 38 Premier League goals.

Source: Metro.co.uk