Euro 1980 was expanded to eight teams in the tournament proper, unlike the four-team finals that was the norm in the previous five editions. England, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany were in the fray
The 1976 Euros will forever be immortalized for that chip which a certain Antonin Panenka introduced to the wider world when he fooled Sepp Maier in goal in the summit clash at the Crvena Zvezda
The 1972 Euros followed the same format as the previous editions of the tournament. Only four teams made it to the finals which saw two semi-finals, a third-place playoff and the final. This time Italy,
In 1968, the European Nations’ Cup became the European Championship. The tournament did away with home and away qualifying structure that it followed in the last two editions and had a group stage instead. And
The second edition of the European Nations’ Cup was held in Spain and had a similar format to the inaugural edition of the 1960 when it was organized in France. It was a knockout competition
The first ever European Championship was hosted by France in 1960. And the inaugural edition of the tournament bore almost no resemblance to its modern incarnation. First and foremost, there were 17 participating nations, but
1. Simply put, David de Gea is the best goalkeeper in the Premier League. The Spaniard has time and again come to the rescue of the underperforming Louis van Gaal side. Manchester United have been
Bordeaux/Stade de Bordeaux The home of Bordeaux is one of the ten venues for the 2016 European Championship. The stadium has been newly built by the famed architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron, who also
Arkadiusz Milik The youngster has become a potent force up front for Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam, having contributed eight goals and seven assists to their cause in the Eredivisie so far as they attempt to
France vs Romania (Group A) The game between the hosts and Romania on 10th June at the Stade de France will kick-off the 15th edition of the European Championship. France have been underperforming at the