Cristiano Ronaldo has moved to within one goal of Lionel Messi in the race for this year's Golden Shoe award, but after the latest round of fixtures, Harry Kane's hat-trick put him among the best of the rest.In fact, the Tottenham striker is now tied for third with Chelsea's Diego Costa and Eintracht Frankfurt's Alexander Meier after his terrific treble helped Spurs overcome Leicester 4-3 in the Premier League. Here are the latest stats, updated from last week's standings written byJamie Rainbowof WorldSoccer.com:As ever, the Golden Shoe calculations multiply goals scored by the difficulty of the league. The table above underlines the higher-ranking divisionsthe Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and otherswhile assessing lesser values to others.Kane's hat-trick made him the big mover of the week. He was previously rankedjoint 12th alongside Sevilla's Carlos Bacca and Igor Subbotin, who scored his season's goals while playing for Estonian teamLevadia Tallinn, before moving to Czech outfitFK Mlada Boleslav.Spurs fans have watched Kane burst onto the scene as a hard-working central-attacking figure for the club. One of his greatest attributes is his clinical approach in various situations. He scores tap-ins, headers, first-time strikes and those which come after an excellent darting run, making the most of opportunities which fall his way.Considering he was exclusively a Europa League player for Spurs at the start of the season, Kane has performed sensationally to be ranked alongside experienced goalscorers such as Costa and Meier. OptaJoe highlighted Kane's immense run of form:The 21-year-old received an England call-up last week to coincide with his excellent form. Needless to say, Kane has had an enjoyable few days:Elsewhere, Ronaldo is just two behind Messi's leading total of 64 points after netting in ElClasico. Real Madrid lost 2-1 to their bitter Barcelona rivals, but the Portuguese icon kept his personal hopes for the trophy alive. He pushed the ball beyond Claudio Bravo after a stunning backheel from Karim Benzema to add another two points to his total, per Footy Vines:Red Bull Salzburg's Jonathan Soriano enjoyed another successful week, grabbing a brace during the Austrian side's 3-2 defeat to Wolfsberger AC on Saturday. He joins Lyon's Alexandre Lacazettein seventh place with 34.5 points to keep his name among the continent's most prolific.Soriano has performed admirably well to sit ahead of Sergio Aguero, Arjen Robben and Neymar, enjoying an excellent run of form since heading to Salzburg in 2012.His quality can be seen below:While it seems the Golden Shoe will either end up in the hands of Messi or Ronaldo, an intriguing battle is taking shape below. Costa has a game in hand over Kane and Meier, but he could be set for a spell on the sidelines due to injury, according toBBC Sport.The international break is on the horizon, however, so movement will freeze for a couple of weeks. Costa will be hoping to recover in this time, while Kane is likely to make his Three Lions debut. Such events could shape the race for third across the remainder of the season.
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