Germany, the fourth largest financial system on the planet and probably the most populous nation within the European Union, hosts the seventeenth version of the European Soccer Championship for one month, with 24 groups, greater than 600 footballers, 18 referee groups, 51 matches in ten cities and ten stadiums, and nice and vital protagonists, an excellent cocktail that makes this match important for lovers of the “king sport.”
There are numerous stars who’ve gone via every of the editions of the Euro Cup. Names like Luis Suárez, Gerd Muller, Michael Platini, Marco Van Basten, Zinedine Zidane, Andrés Iniesta, Cristiano Ronaldo or Gianluigi Donnarumma, this one chosen as the very best participant of the final version performed in 2021 with Italy’s victory, are within the reminiscence of the good followers.
To open your mouths on this version, which begins in Munich on June 14 and can final till the grand remaining in Berlin on July 14, many protagonists can’t go unnoticed earlier than the ball begins rolling. Write down these names.
KYLIAN MBAPPE. The announcement that he’ll put on the Actual Madrid shirt for the subsequent 5 seasons has added extra “pepper” to one of many nice forwards of the second. World Champion in 2018 and runner-up in 2022, Mbappé solely has to win the European title at nationwide group stage and that’s the objective in Germany the place he shall be supported by different nice forwards akin to Griezmann, Dembelé, Barcola, Thuram and Giroud. France and Mbappé are among the many favorites to win.
CROSS TONES. His final problem. The Actual Madrid midfielder, who at 34 years outdated has determined to hold up his boots after the Euro Cup being held in his nation, comes with the purpose of successful the European title for the primary time, the one one he lacks at nationwide group stage after successful the 2014 World Cup, in Brazil. Attaining this might be a completion to an excellent profession marked by six Champions Leagues at membership stage, one with Bayern Munich and 5 with Actual Madrid.
CRISTIANO RONALDO. At 39 years outdated, he continues to interrupt information and in Germany his legend can broaden. The Portuguese star, presently within the ranks of Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia, is the competitors’s all-time prime scorer with 14 targets since he debuted in 2004, within the version held in Portugal. He’s additionally the footballer with probably the most video games (25) within the remaining phases. In Germany, he’ll play his sixth European Championship, one thing that nobody has achieved so far.
PEPE. The Portuguese defender and Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammate in his nationwide group, would be the grandfather of the European Championship if he performs a minute on German soil. The present central defender of Porto, Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, higher referred to as Pepe, goes to Germany on the age of 41 years and three months, and would surpass the report of the Hungarian goalkeeper Gábor Király, who participated within the 2016 version on the age of 40 years and 86 days. .
LAMINE YAMAL. From the grandfather to the youngest of the Euro Cup. The case of the Spanish striker from FC Barcelona by no means ceases to shock. Yamal will compete within the German match at 16 years outdated and if he reached the ultimate he would achieve this a yr older, as a result of his birthday is July 13, in the future earlier than the ultimate in Berlin. Till now, the youngest to take part in a Euro Cup match was the Polish Kacper Kozłowski, within the 2021 version, at 17 years and 246 days outdated. In Germany, Yamal has different information to beat: if he managed to attain a objective he would surpass the Swiss of Colombian origin Johan Vonlanthen, aged 18 years and 141 days, who scored within the 2004 version, and if he performed within the remaining he would beat the Portuguese Renato Sancho, who performed the final recreation of 2016 when he was simply over 18 years outdated.
WILLY SAGNOL. The French coach, a former footballer for Bayern Munich, amongst different groups, is the good architect of the Georgian group taking part for the primary time within the remaining section of Europe. Georgia, the one debutant of the 24 taking part groups, shall be a part of Group F with Portugal, Czechia and Turkey. “We’re the wild card that has slipped into this match with out anybody noticing,” Sagnol instructed uefa.com. “We are going to by no means quit and we are going to give every thing we’ve got,” warns the Georgian coach. The Georgian group’s roster of footballers consists of goalkeeper Mamardashvili (Valencia) and attacker Kraratskhelia (Naples).
THIBAUT COURTOIS. The Actual Madrid goalkeeper is the consultant of these absent within the Euro Cup. Courtois, who has been injured for nearly ten months and has reappeared within the final a part of the season, has not been known as up by the Belgian coach, Domenico Tedesco. The variations between the 2 come from earlier than the goalkeeper’s damage. Different notable absentees are Norwegian ahead Erling Haaland (Manchester Metropolis), English forwards Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) and Jack Grealish (Manchester Metropolis); the Spanish midfielder Gavi (FC Barcelona); the Portuguese defender Rafael Guerreiro (Bayern Munich), the Austrian defender David Alaba (Actual Madrid) and the French defender Lucas Hernández (PSG).
JESUS NAVA. The one champion of the Spanish group that received the 2012 Euro Cup continues to compete within the continental match. The Sevilla defender goes to Germany realizing what it means to win a European Championship, just like the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe, Rui Patricio and Danilo Pereira, winners in 2016, and the Italians Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Jorginho, Barella and Chiesa, starters within the remaining of 2021 towards England. That Italian group was accomplished with substitutes Meret, Bastoni, Cristante and Pellegrini, who will even be in Germany. They’re the European champions who will begin the European Championship in Germany.
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