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FULL LIST: Highest Goal Scorers In Europe’s Top Five Leagues

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3 months ago

October 17, 2025

As the 2025–26 football season gathers momentum, some of Europe’s most lethal forwards are already making their mark.

From La Liga to the Premier League, the race for the Golden Boot is heating up with familiar names and rising stars topping the charts.

The PUNCH takes a look at players across Europe’s top five leagues and the goals they have scored thus far.

1. La Liga: Mbappé (Nine goals)

Real Madrid’s marquee signing Kylian Mbappé has wasted no time in asserting his dominance in Spain. The French superstar leads La Liga with 9 goals, showcasing his trademark speed and clinical finishing.

His arrival has electrified Spanish football, and he’s proving why he’s one of the most feared forwards in the world.

2. Ligue 1: Ansu Fati and Joaquín Panichelli (Five goals each)

Ligue 1 is currently led by Ansu Fati (AS Monaco) and Joaquín Panichelli (Strasbourg), each with five goals. While not as prolific as other leagues yet, these young talents are making headlines with their flair and finishing in what is shaping up to be a wide-open race in France.

3. Bundesliga: Harry Kane (11 goals)

Top scorer Harry Kane has been in scintillating form, having bagged 11 in the league already, and the England captain also scored twice on Tuesday in a 5-0 win over Latvia that sealed their spot at the 2026 World Cup.

4. EPL: Erling Haaland (Eight goals)

Manchester City’s prolific striker, Erling Haaland, leads the early-season race with 8 goals in just 6 matches. He also scored a hat-trick for Norway against Israel.

5. Serie A: Riccardo Orsolini, Bologna, and Christian Pulisic, AC Milan (4 goals each)

Bologna winger Riccardo Orsolini and A C Milan’s Christian Pulisic, who was recently named Serie A player of the season, have both hit the ground running, leading the goal scorers’ chart in Italy.

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CRASH: Anthony Joshua Opens Up On Friends’ Death

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16 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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Former world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has said the death of his two friends posed a tough time for him.

Recall that a car conveying the boxer earlier this month, rammed into a stationary truck along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The accident claimed that lives of his personal trainer, Kevin Latif Ayodele, and his strength and conditioning coach, Sina Ghami.

In a post on his verified Facebook page on Thursday, the former heavyweight champion said it was tough for him.

Joshua acknowledged that the incident was “even tougher” for the parents of the deceased.

He wrote, “Thank you for all the love and care you have shown my brothers. I didn’t even realise how special they are.

“I’ll just be walking with them and cracking jokes with them, not even knowing God kept me in the presence of great men.

“100% it’s tough for me, but I know it’s even tougher for their parents. I have a strong mind, and I believe God knows their hearts. May God have mercy on my brothers.”

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NPFL: Kano Pillars Sack Two Players

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16 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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Kano Pillars have announced the departure of the duo of Umar Sani Yakasai Samuel Tiza.

Yakasai and Tiza’s contracts were terminated by the Kano-based club.

The Sai Masu Gida confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday.

“Kano Pillars FC wishes to announce that, following a mutual understanding, the club have amicably parted ways with striker Samuel Tiza and midfielder Umar Sani Yakasai,” Kano Pillars wrote in a statement confirming the players departure.

“Both players will now continue their careers elsewhere ahead of the second stanza of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League season.”

Kano Pillars is expected to make up for their departure with the signing of new players.

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AFCON: It’s Not Possible – NSC On Super Eagles Players Requesting Cash Payment

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16 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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Chairman of the National Sports Commission, NSC, Shehu Dikko, has insisted that it is not possible to pay the Super Eagles of Nigeria their match bonus in cash.

Dikko stated this while clarifying the situation about Super Eagles match bonuses following reports of players threatening to boycott training and refusing to travel to Marrakech for Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, quarter-final clash against Algeria on Saturday.

He spoke on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief.

“Clearly, the players requested whether they could get some of these in cash, and they were told it’s not possible,” Dikko said.

“These bonuses are not paid in cash; they have to be paid through the bank, which is the normal procedure.

“The only ones they agreed to pay in cash are the daily allowances.”

The Super Eagles progressed to the last-8 after humiliating Mozambique 4-0 in the AFCON Round of 16.

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Doris Nkiruka-Anite, had earlier disclosed that the Super Eagles players will start receiving their bonus money alerts today or tomorrow before the Algeria clash.