ITALY REGAINS THE EURO CUP AFTER 53 YEARS.
UEFA EURO CUP 2020 WAS THE 16TH EDITION OF THE TOURNAMENT AND 24 TEAMS PARTICIPATED. THE TOURNAMENT WAS HOSTED BY 11 COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPE. THE OPENING CEREMONY TOOK PLACE AT THE STADIO OLIMPICO IN ROME, ITALY AND THE FINAL WAS PLAYED IN LONDON AT WIMBLEY STADIUM. HERE ITALY DEFEATED ENGLAND IN PENALTY SHOOT OUT BY 3-2. THE FORMER HAD WON ITS FIRST TITLE IN 1968. THE NEXT UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP IS SCHEDULED IN 2024 AND THE HOST WILL BE GERMANY.
EURO 2020 AWARDS AND MOST WINS
| AWARD | PLAYER | COUNTRY | IMPORTANT POINT/S |
| PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT | GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA | ITALY | |
| GOLDEN BOOT | CRISTIANO RONALDO | PORTUGAL | HE SCORED 5 GOALS AND ASSISTED IN 1 |
| SILVER BOOT | PATRIK SCHICK | CZECH REPUBLIC | HE SCORED 5 GOALS |
| BRONZE BOOT | KARIM BENZEMA | FRANCE | HE SCORED 4 GOALS |
| YOUNG PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT | PEDRO GONZALEZ LOPEZ “PEDRI” | SPAIN | |
| MASCOT | SKILLZY | ||
| OFFICIAL SONG | WE ARE THE PEOPLE-BY MARTIN GARRIX | IT FEATURED BONO AND THE EDGE | |
| MOST WINS | 1972, 1980, 1996 | GERMANY | |
| MOST WINS | 1964, 2008, 2012 | SPAIN |
