European Championship Top Goalscorers in History

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Posted by Juster August 14, 2022

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European Championship Top Goalscorers in History Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the European Championships (EURO) 2020 were delayed by one year and were held in 11 different countries around Europe from June 11 to July 11, 2021. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, widely recognized as one of the greatest soccer players of all time, was among the returning star participants. One of his numerous records is for scoring the most goals in the history of the European Championship, with a total of 14 goals throughout 25 games.

European Championship Top Goalscorers in History

#PlayerTeam(s)M.goalsPenalty
1Cristiano Ronaldo * Portugal25143
2Michel Platini France591
3Antoine Griezmann * France1171
4Alan Shearer England972
5Thierry Henry France1160
6Zlatan Ibrahimović * Sweden1361
7Patrick Kluivert Netherlands960
8Romelu Lukaku * Belgium1061
9Álvaro Morata * Spain1060
10Nuno Gomes Portugal1460

It was agreed on March 17, 2020 that the UEFA European Championships (EURO) 2020 would be postponed by one year and held from June 11 to July 11, 2021 instead of the planned dates of June 12 to July 12, 2020. It was Italy’s second European Championship victory over England in the final, which was played in front of more than 60,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium.

European Championship Top Goalscorers in History Since its inception in 1960, the European Championships have been held every four years. There have been 15 competitions thus far, making EURO 2020 (held in 2021) the sixteenth.

European Championship Top Goalscorers in History
European Championship Top Goalscorers in History

In addition to the aforementioned postponement, there was another feature that made this year’s championship unique from earlier iterations: for the first time in the tournament’s history, the matches were spread over 11 nations in Europe instead of one (or two).

13 nations were initially selected to host games during EURO 2020. Aleksander eferin, president of UEFA, however, declared in March 2021 that matches would only be conducted in arenas that permitted spectators in accordance with the relevant government’s coronavirus laws.

European Championship Top Goalscorers in History By allowing spectators to watch the games live, this decision was made to help the already struggling revenue lost from the initial postponement as well as to promote the soccer spirit of the EUROs.

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