TheEuro2020is set to be the 16thUEFA European Championship. It takes placeevery four yearsand isorganized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Thesoccercompetition was originally scheduled forJune 12 to July 12, 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournamentwas delayed for a wholeyear and is now rescheduled to start onJune 11and end onJuly 11, 2021.
The Wembley Stadium in London is set to host the Semi-Finals and the Finalsince it has thehighest capacity of all of the stadiums. The Stadio Olimpico in Rome has been selected as the opening venue. The tournament was originally meant to have 13 host venues, but two of them werelater removed.Brussels, and Dublin. As a result, itwill be held in11 cities in 11 differentcountries.
Spain has moved its host city to Seville from Bilbao.Cristiano RonaldoāsPortugal,who dominated the Euro2016, are thedefending champions. who dominated the Euro2016, are the defending champions. The VARwill make its debut in this tournament at the European Championship in 2021.
UEFA European Championshiptop goalscorers
TheUEFA European Championshipleading goalscorers are largely well-known names not just across Europe, but in the entire world. Throughout the competitionās history, some of the great attackers have demonstrated their abilities. The list of top scorers in the UEFA Euros offers a sense of the level of competition.
Michel Platini, a French great, is the European Championshipsā all-time top goalscorer. In his five appearances for the national squad, the forward scored nine goals. Interestingly, all nine goals occurred in a single edition of the competition, the 1984 championships, which France also won.
Portugalās star Ronaldo is the second-highest goalscorer. He is tied for the most goals scored with nine, though he has played in more games (21). The Juventus star will try to add to his total in the 2020 edition, which might also be his final. Ronaldo scored three goals in the last tournament in 2016, which his country eventually won.
| Position | Playerās Name | Country | Goals | Games |
| 1. | Michel Platini | France | 9 | 5 |
| 2. | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 9 | 21 |
| 3. | Alan Shearer | England | 7 | 9 |
| 4. | Antoine Griezmann | France | 6 | 7 |
| 5. | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Netherlands | 6 | 8 |
| 6. | Patrick Kluivert | Netherlands | 6 | 9 |
| 7. | Wayne Rooney | England | 6 | 10 |
| 8. | Thierry Henry | France | 6 | 11 |
| 9. | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Sweden | 6 | 13 |
| 10. | Nuno Gomes | Portugal | 6 | 14 |
| 11. | Savo Milosevic | FR Yugoslavia / Serbia | 5 | 4 |
| 12. | Marco van Basten | Netherlands | 5 | 9 |
| 13. | Milan Baros | Czech Republic | 5 | 11 |
| 14. | Jurgen Klinsmann | West Germany / Germany | 5 | 13 |
| 15. | Fernando Torres | Spain | 5 | 13 |
| 16. | Mario Gomez | Germany | 5 | 13 |
| 17. | Zinedine Zidane | France | 5 | 14 |
Alan Shearer of England celebrates after scoring in 1996. (Getty)
The only twoplayers who can make a change in this list areCristiano Ronaldoof Portugal,Antoine Griezmannof France. WhenCR7 scores in the Euro 2020, he will jump ahead of Platini and become theUEFA Eurosā all-time top scorer. Meanwhile, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is also an active player, and in spite of getting a call-up to the Sweden national team, he will miss the tournament due to an injury.
