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Soccer: Mbappé wins Golden Boot as Rodri is named the World Cup’s best player

# Soccer: French captain Kylian Mbappé has won the Golden Boot for the World Cup, becoming the first player to win the award twice. He scored ten goals and is also the tournament’s all-time top scorer with 22. A key figure in Spain’s run to a second men’s World Cup triumph, Rodri, won the Golden Ball for the tournament’s best player, while 19-year-old Spaniard Pau Cubarsi was named the best young player. Spain’s Unai Simón claimed the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper after conceding just once in eight games.