"The Golden Boot is a fantastic award to win and Cameron thoroughly deserves it, " said the rugby league legend.
The 23-year-old striker, who has won the Golden Boot in South America, signed from Peruvian club Melgar where he scored 26 goals in 36 games.
The centre, who was named as the Golden Boot winner after the game, outpaced the opposition and, according to the video referee, got his hands on the ball.
Ronaldo inspired Brazil to their fifth victory in the competition, claiming the Golden Boot award with eight goals -- with two coming in the final against Germany.
Rooney had gone into the match level with Drogba on 26 league goals in the race for the Golden Boot, but could not add to his tally.
Of his 50 goals this season, Messi has scored 30 in the Primera Liga, meaning he still trails Cristiano Ronaldo by two goals in the Spanish golden boot standings.
Salomon Kalou was agonisingly close to scoring before Drogba and Lampard exchanged passes and the Golden Boot winner capped a fabulous season with the most important goal of his campaign.
For the first time, the Golden Boot and the World XIII were decided by a judging panel of 14, which included two websites, giving fans an opportunity to have their say.
And in 2004 he won the rare double of the Golden Boot, awarded to the world's leading player, and Man of Steel, which is awarded to the best player in the British Super League.
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Spain international Torres, who won the golden boot at this year's Euro 2012 tournament, has scored just four goals this season and looks a shadow of the player who shone during four seasons at Anfield.
Forlan's tally of five goals left him level with Sneijder, Villa and Thomas Muller, but the German forward claimed the Golden Boot award because he racked up a higher number of assists (three) than the others.
Sunderland cheers turned to relief when Florent Malouda struck the crossbar with a sweetly struck strike but Anelka was not to be denied as he found the top corner with an angled drive to claim the Premier League's golden boot award with 19 goals.
Italy ended their long wait for a third title in 1982 in Spain, recovering from a slow start to beat favorites Brazil in a thrilling second-round match in which striker Paolo Rossi scored a hat-trick on his way to winning the top scorer's Golden Boot.
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