Liverpool’s Luis Suarez and Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa share top spot at the head of the ESM Golden Shoe standings at Christmas.

With England one of the few European leagues not enjoying a winter break, there will be the opportunity for Suarez to establish a lead over the coming weeks.

POS PLAYER TEAM GOALS FACTOR PTS

1. Diego Costa (Atlético Madrid) 19 x 2 = 38
Luis Suarez (Liverpool) 19 x 2 = 38
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 18 x 2 = 36
4. Giuseppe Rossi ( Fiorentina) 14 x 2 = 28
5. Nerijus Valskis (FK Suduva) 27 x 1 = 27
6. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) 13 x 2 = 26
Fredy Montero (Sporting ) 13 x 2 = 26
8. Alfred Finnbogason ( Heerenveen) 17 x 1.5 = 25,5
9. Jackson Martinez (FC Porto) 12 x 2 = 24
10. Vladimir Voskoboinikov (Nõmme Kalju) 23 x 1 = 23
11. Marko Devic (Metalist Kharkiv) 15 x 1.5 = 22.5
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) 15 x 1.5 = 22.5
Philipp Zulechner (SV Grödig) 15 x 1.5 = 22.5
14. Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad) 11 x 2 = 22
‘Javi Guerra’ Rodríguez (Real Valladolid) 11 x 2 = 22
Rimo Hunt (Levadia Tallinn) 22 x 1 = 22
Robert Lewandowksi (Borussia Dortmund) 11 x 2 = 22
Adrian Ramos (Hertha Berlin) 11 x 2 = 22
Vitali Rodionov (BATE Borisov) 14 x 1.5 = 22
Carlos Tevez (Juventus) 11 x 2 = 22
21. Leon Benko (Rijeka) 14 x 1.5 = 21
Kamil Bilinski (Zalgiris Vilnius) 21 x 1 = 21
Kostas Mitroglou (Olympiakos ) 14 x 1.5 = 21
Klaemint Olsen (NSÍ Runavik) 21 x 1 = 21
Evaldas Razulis (Atlantas) 21 x 1 = 21
26. Páll Klettskard (KÍ) 20 x 1 = 20
Mario Mandzukic (Bayern Munich) 10 x 2 = 20
Rodrigo Palacio (Internazionale) 10 x 2 = 20
29. ‘Alan’ Douglas Borges De Carvalho (Red Bull Salzburg) 13 x 1.5 = 19.5
Michy Batshuayi (Standard Liege) 13 x 1.5 = 19.5
Graziano Pellè (Feyenoord) 13 x 1.5 = 19.5
32. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) 9 x 2 = 18
Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) 12 x 1.5 = 18
Alessio Cerci (Torino) 9 x 2 = 18
Thomas Dalgaard (Viborg FF) 12 x 1.5 = 18
‘Derley’ Dias Marinho ( Maritimo) 9 x 2 = 18
Artem Dzyuba (FK Rostov) 12 x 1.5 = 18
Hamdi Harbaoui (Lokeren) 12 x 1.5 = 18
‘Henrique Luvannor’ de Souza (Sheriff Tiraspol) 18 x 1 = 18
Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) 9 x 2 = 18
Vedad Ibisevic (Stuttgart) 9 x 2 = 18
Stefan Kiessling (Bayer  Leverkusen) 9 x 2 = 18
Pierre-Michel Lasogga (Hamburger) 9 x 2 = 18
Yura Movsisyan (Spartak Moscow) 12 x 1.5 = 18
Dmitri Osipenko (Shakhtyor Soligorsk) 12 x 1.5 = 18
Rory Patterson (Derry City) 18 x 1 = 18
‘Raffael’ Caetano de Araújo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 9 x 2 = 18
Ivan Santini (KV Kortrijk) 12 x 1.5 = 18
Jonatan Soriano (Red Bull Salzburg) 12 x 1,5 = 18
Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) 9 x 2 = 18
Yaya Touré (Manchester City) 9 x 2 = 18
52. Kassim Aidara (Sillamäe Kalev) 17 x 1 = 17
Joe Gormley (Cliftonville) 17 x 1 = 17
Tim Väyrynen (FC Honka) 17 x 1 = 17
** Standings last updated 24/12/2013

*** Rules

Only the leading five countries – Spain, Italy, Germany, England and Portugal – in the UEFA rankings have two as their multiplier. This is to emphasise the difference in (international) performance level between clubs from those countries and those of other nations.A player cannot play first in a summer league (e.g. Norway) and then in a winter league (e.g. Spain) and combine the points totals for each season.