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Ten great EURO moments: Panenka’s penalty
The game: Czechoslovakia 2-2 West Germany (Czechs win 5-3 on pens), 1976 finalThe date: 20 June 1976The location: Stadion FK Crvena zvezda, BelgradeThe protagonist: Antonín PanenkaWhat made it special?Some called it a footballing poem, written by a genius. You can watch it a hundred times and the wonder never ceases. Taking the decisive kick in the first shoot-out in a EURO final, Panenka opted for the audacious by delicately chipping the ball over Germany goalkeeper Sepp Maier, as he dived to his left.What did it mean?Panenka's moment of magic seal...
EURO cult heroes: 2008 – Rüştü Reçber
A series of late goals kept Turkey in contention as they lived on their nerves at UEFA EURO 2008, with Semih Şentürk's 122nd-minute effort against Croatia notably taking their quarter-final to penalties, where goalkeeper Rüştü Reçber's heroics secured him a place in Turkish football history.©Getty Images Rüştü is mobbed after his penalty heroics"The celebrations were so inte...
Paris joins UEFA quest to find All-time EURO 11
Paris city hall, hip hop cultural centre La Place and UEFA are joining together to bring the quest to find the All-time EURO 11 to a dramatic conclusion.Fans have until 1 June to select their team of all-time competition greats by visiting all-time11.uefa.com, with a massive artistic project planned following the unveiling of the selection at a press conference on 5 June. A team of 11 internationally renowned graffiti artists selected by La Place will immortalise the 11 players in spray paint, with the pictures to be shown at the French capital's Place de la Concorde until 9 July – the day before the final of UEFA EURO 2016."This historic project bringing the worl...
U17 EURO semi-final schedule
The UEFA European Under-17 Championship consists of three distinct stages: the qualifying round, the elite round and the final tournament. The format changed for 2014/15 with the expansion of the final tournament from eight to 16 teams.Qualifying roundThe qualifying round, played in autumn, is made up of 13 groups of four countries playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The top two from each pool progress alongside the five third-placed sides with the best record against the leading pair in their groups.Elite roundIn the elite round, held in early spring, those 31 qualifiers plus the top seed – given a bye this far – compete i...
More tickets for fans at EURO 2016
The UEFA EURO 2016 ticket portal has reopened to sell a new batch of tickets direct to fans on a first-come, first-served basis.TICKET PORTALWith the tournament less than a month away, UEFA has happily secured even more tickets for supporters. The portal was briefly closed on Friday but reopened at 16.00CET; fans are advised to act quickly as it is extremely likely there will be queues.Fans can now view how many tickets are being offered for purchase in each category for each match on EURO2016.com/tickets so that they do not have to queue on the portal to see what is available.This ticket portal is selling tickets in Categories 1-4, ...
Change to U17 EURO knockout stage schedule
The UEFA European Under-17 Championship consists of three distinct stages: the qualifying round, the elite round and the final tournament. The format changed for 2014/15 with the expansion of the final tournament from eight to 16 teams.Qualifying roundThe qualifying round, played in autumn, is made up of 13 groups of four countries playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The top two from each pool progress alongside the five third-placed sides with the best record against the leading pair in their groups.Elite roundIn the elite round, held in early spring, those 31 qualifiers plus the top seed – given a bye this far – compete i...