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ons after a perfect and subtle penalty scored by An- tonin Panenka. In front of a packed Marakana Sta- dium in Belgrade, he “lobbed” the ball, prompted the goalkeeper to throw himself to the side and scored a fantastic goal. And this style of shooting a penal- ty in football has been called a “Panenka” ever since. Germany and Spain hold the record for titles won, with three each, while Portugal are the current champions, having won their first title with Cristiano Ronaldo. But what makes the EUROs special is that something unimaginable always happens at the tour- nament, something that hasn‘t happened anywhere else. How else can one refer to a situation in which Yugoslavia was suspended from competing in 1992, only for Denmark to compete in its place (the play- ers were already on their holidays) and for the Danes to become champions?! ere is also the miraculous phenomenon of the Greeks, who unexpectedly be- came champions in 2004, and the volley of Marco Van Basten, which is included in every highlights reel and is barely explainable in terms of physics. Or the merry-go-round of Michel Platini, who brought the title to France in 1984 with goals in the closing min- utes of matches... It is because of all of this that we love football, and we know that a championship that included Ser- bia would be far more special! Because that‘s where we belong!

Mišel Platini je 1984. Francuskoj

doneo titulu golovima u poslednjim minutima mečeva Michel Platini

brought the title to France in 1984 with goals in the closing minutes of matches

Volej Marka van Bastena nalazi se na svakoj špici i fizika ga je jedva objasnila The volley of Marco Van Basten is included in every highlights reel and is barely explainable in terms of physics

Ko je Anri Delone? Na Evropskom prvenstvu 2021. godine 24 tima će se boriti za titulu šampiona u 12 gradova, dok će se po- lufinale i finale igrati na londonskom Vembliju. Igraće se od 11. juna do 11. jula 2021. Anri Delone bio je idejni tvorac šampionata, ali je umro pet godina pre prvog turnira. U njegovu čast se pobedniku dodeljuje Delo- neov trofej, koji je dizajnirao njegov sin Pjer. WHO IS HENRI DELAUNAY? At European Championship in 2021, 24 teams will vie for the title of champion in 12 cities, with the semi-finals and final to be played at London‘s Wembley Stadium. The tournament will be held from 11 th June to 11 th July 2021. The idea for the championship was first proposed by Henri Delaunay, but he died five years before the first tournament was staged. It is in his honour that the winning team is awarded the Henri Delaunay Cup, the original version of which was designed by his son Pierre.

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