7 May 2010

Salenko prepared to sell his Golden Boot

8:47 am on 7 May 2010

The 1994 football World Cup's joint top goalscorer Oleg Salenko is prepared to sell his Golden Boot award for half a million dollars to pay off his debts.

Salenko is reported to have received a good offer from the United Arab Emirates.

The former Zenit, Dynamo Kiev, Valencia and Rangers striker says his small business failed after the global credit crisis.

Salenko notched a World Cup record five goals in Russia's 6-1 thrashing of Cameroon in their final group game at the 1994 finals in the U.S.... he and Bulgaria's Hristo Stoichkov both scored six goals in the tournament to finish joint top scorers.